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Blood Test For Direct Bilirubin

Montana rates for HCPCS 82248

This blood test measures the level of direct (conjugated) bilirubin, a substance produced when the body breaks down red blood cells and processes it through the liver. It helps distinguish different causes of jaundice or liver problems. It's often ordered alongside a total bilirubin test.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Direct Bilirubin cost?

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.03$4.57 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$8.91 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $6 to $83Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $32
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $26professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.49
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$7.08

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Montana $6.76 · 28th of 51
WV $40.74WY $4.57

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.