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Blood Test For Direct Bilirubin

Tennessee 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?

$4.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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$3.98$2.95 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$3.98 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $9professional $4

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
$3.80
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$3.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.76
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$1.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$6.31

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 44th of 51

$4.37

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.