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Vitamin B-12 Binding Capacity Blood Test

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 82608

A blood test that measures how much more vitamin B-12 the carrier proteins in the blood are still able to take up. It is used alongside a direct vitamin B-12 measurement when a result needs further explanation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vitamin B-12 Binding Capacity Blood Test cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$12.88$12.88 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$16.98 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $14 to $40Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $18
$10$20$50facility $23professional $13

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
$24.55
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.12

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota 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.

Connecticut· 39th of 51

$12.88

SD $27.54MD $10.72

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.