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Calcium-Regulating Hormone Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 82308

This blood test measures the level of a hormone made by the thyroid gland that helps regulate calcium in the body. It is often used as a tumor marker to help diagnose and monitor a specific type of thyroid cancer.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Calcium-Regulating Hormone Test cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$21.38$17.78 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$21.38 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $21 to $115Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $40
$20$50$100facility $37professional $21

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
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.68
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$36.31

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Kansas than in Alabama. 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.

North Carolina· 47th of 51

$21.38

KS $64.57AL $18.62

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.