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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Michigan 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?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $5.25 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$4.68$2.95 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.25$4.68 to $8.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $1 to $6
$1$2$5$10facility $5professional $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
$4.68
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.07
Typical High
$1.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.24
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$16.22
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.71
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.31

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 42nd of 51

$4.68

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.