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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Louisiana 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?

$5.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $7.08 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$5.37$3.72 to $5.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.08$5.89 to $12.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $25Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $7professional $5

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
$5.13
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$3.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$9.55
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.76

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 23rd of 51

$5.89

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.