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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 October 2026.

How much does Biotinidase Enzyme Blood Test cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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$11.75$10.00 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$15.14 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $50Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $46
$10$20$50$100$200facility $15professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$109.65
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$45.71

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 40th of 51

$13.80

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.