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Cathepsin-D Measurement

Alabama rates for HCPCS 82387

A laboratory test that measures cathepsin-D, an enzyme that cells use to break down proteins inside their own recycling compartments. It is a specialized measurement rather than part of routine blood work.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cathepsin-D Measurement cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$9.12 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$17.78 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $18 to $18Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Kansas than in Texas. 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.

Alabama· 31st of 51

$17.78

KS $56.23TX $12.02

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.