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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$5.75$5.13 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$5.75 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $5 to $40Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $28
$5$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $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
$4.57
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.77
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$10.96

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 24th 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.