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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 82374

This blood test measures the level of bicarbonate, a form of carbon dioxide dissolved in the blood that helps keep the body's acid-base balance in a healthy range. It's a routine part of a basic metabolic panel and helps evaluate kidney function, breathing problems, and overall chemical balance in the blood. An abnormal result can point to a range of issues, from dehydration to a lung or kidney condition.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test cost?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $4.47 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 6 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$10.96$5.75 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.47$4.47 to $13.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $58Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$5$10$20$50$100facility $4professional $11

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
$7.94
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$15.85
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$31.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.99
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$43.65

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Iowa 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.

Alaska· 17th of 51

$6.46

IA $10.96DC $3.63

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.