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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Arizona 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.89 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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$3.89$3.24 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$6.31 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $4 to $37Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $31
$2$10$50$200$1Kfacility $11professional $4

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
$7.41
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$6.76

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 27th of 51

$5.75

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.