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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test cost?

$4.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $4.90 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.17$2.63 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.90$4.07 to $8.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $5professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$6.76
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.76
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.61
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.62
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$0.98

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Minnesota than in Indiana. 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.

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$4.17

MN $16.60IN $3.55

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.