go back

Trace Metal Blood Test

Washington, DC 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$15.14$15.14 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$25.70 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $15 to $170Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $46professional $15

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
$15.14
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$15.14

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.