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Trace Metal Blood Test

Utah 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$18.20$16.22 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$28.18 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $25 to $182Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $60professional $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
$25.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$91.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.30
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.18

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 23rd of 51

$21.38

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.