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Laboratory Test Measuring One Substance

Delaware rates for HCPCS 82540

A laboratory test that measures a single named substance in a patient's sample. The result is used to help make a diagnosis. Only that one substance is reported.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laboratory Test Measuring One Substance cost?

$3.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.63 to $13.80.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $65Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$5$10$20$50facility $5professional $4

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
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.46

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Nebraska 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.

Delaware· 46th of 51

$3.89

NE $8.91DC $3.47

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.