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Blood Test For Direct Bilirubin

Nebraska 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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Direct Bilirubin cost?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.02 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.02$3.02 to $5.01
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$7.59 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $5 to $60Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$19.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.12
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$3.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$10.00

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Nebraska· 15th of 51

$6.17

VT $33.88MD $3.80

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.