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Biotinidase Enzyme Blood Test

West Virginia 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 July 2026.

How much does Biotinidase Enzyme Blood Test cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 5 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$13.49$12.59 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$13.80 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $14 to $38Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $13

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
$13.80
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$109.65
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.44

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

West Virginia· 47th of 51

$13.80

NE $39.81DC $12.59

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.