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Blood Test For Direct Bilirubin

Utah 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $6.31 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$4.47$3.02 to $6.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.31$5.75 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $45Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$2$5$10$20$50facility $6professional $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
$6.31
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$1.17
Typical High
$1.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$22.39
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.68
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.46
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.59
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
$2.95
Typical High
$3.02

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 22nd of 51

$5.75

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.