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Biotinidase Enzyme Blood Test

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 82261

A blood test that measures the activity of biotinidase, an enzyme the body needs to recycle the vitamin biotin. It is used mainly in newborn screening to detect biotinidase deficiency, a rare inherited condition.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Biotinidase Enzyme Blood Test cost?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.98$10.00 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$21.88 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $18 to $68Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $17

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
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.37
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.12
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in Kansas than in Kentucky. 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$20.42

KS $53.70KY $2.88

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.