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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Georgia 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?

$4.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $6.61 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 8 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$4.07$3.24 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.61$5.37 to $9.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $71Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$2$10$50$200$1Kfacility $7professional $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
$3.89
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$9.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$10.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.24
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$10.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$18.20
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.76

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 41st of 51

$4.79

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.