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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

South Dakota 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$5.75$4.90 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$9.55 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$5$10$20facility $19professional $6

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
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.89
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$19.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.76
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 9th of 51

$7.24

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.