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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Nevada 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?

$4.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $8.13 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 7 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$3.98$3.63 to $5.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.13$4.07 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $50Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $8professional $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
$3.80
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.24
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.94
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 47th of 51

$4.37

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.