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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Alabama 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?

$5.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $6.46 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$4.57$3.98 to $5.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.46$5.62 to $8.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $6professional $5

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
$4.90
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$6.03

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 29th of 51

$5.62

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.