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Blood Test For Direct Bilirubin

South Dakota 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 7 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$12.02$4.57 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$24.55 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $19 to $74Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $4 to $41
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $35professional $12

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
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$40.74
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.59
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$7.08
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.08
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $23.99 · 2nd 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.