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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.37 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 8 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$4.37$3.89 to $6.46
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$14.79 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $4 to $66Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $4

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
$4.27
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$8.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$9.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$9.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.76
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 8th of 51

$7.41

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.