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Trace Metal Blood Test

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 82495

A specialized laboratory blood test that measures the level of a specific trace metal in the blood. It is used to help evaluate a suspected deficiency or excess of that metal, often based on symptoms, diet, or an underlying health condition. A standard blood sample is used for testing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Trace Metal Blood Test cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$18.20$18.20 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$25.12 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $20 to $60Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $24
$10$20$50facility $35professional $18

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
$20.42
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$35.48

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Alaska 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.

Connecticut· 43rd of 51

$18.20

AK $39.81DC $15.14

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.