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Carbon Dioxide (Bicarbonate) Blood Test

Vermont 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$8.51$6.46 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$8.13 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $5 to $83Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9
$2$5$10$20$50facility $36professional $9

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.51
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$1.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.18

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 3rd of 51

$8.51

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.