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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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Direct Bilirubin cost?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.89 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.89$3.89 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$5.62 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $4 to $95Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $6

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
$4.37
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.03
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$6.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 12th of 51

$7.08

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.