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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$5.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.13 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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 4 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$5.13$3.63 to $5.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$6.61 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $6 to $31Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $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
$14.79
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$9.55

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 28th of 51

$5.62

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.