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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

New Hampshire 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?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 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 5 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$4.90$3.16 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$6.76 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $20
$2$5$10$20facility $11professional $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
$5.62
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$14.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$14.45

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 4th of 51

$7.94

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.