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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Idaho 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 Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 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 7 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$5.62$4.57 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$7.24 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $23Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $6

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
$7.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$7.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$17.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$5.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$18.62
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$7.94

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 14th 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.