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Cathepsin-D Measurement

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Cathepsin-D Measurement cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 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 6 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$14.45$14.13 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$15.49 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $63Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $24
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $14

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
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$28.84
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. 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.

North Carolina· 48th of 51

$14.45

HI $38.02MD $13.49

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.