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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.63 from a physician practice, and about $7.41 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 8 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$3.63$3.63 to $4.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.41$4.90 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $46Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $13
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $7professional $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
$4.57
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$12.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$19.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$8.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.55
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.23
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$5.13

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 43rd of 51

$4.68

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.