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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

South 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?

$5.01

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.01 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$3.80$3.80 to $3.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$9.12 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $4 to $43Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $5
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $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
$22.91
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$7.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.76

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 51

$5.01

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.