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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Iowa 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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$10.00$3.80 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$7.41 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $78Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $3 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $11professional $10

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
$12.88
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$15.14
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$12.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 1st of 51

$10.96

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.