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Vitamin B-12 Binding Capacity Blood Test

Maryland 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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$10.72$10.47 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$7.59 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $54Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $56
$10$20$50$100facility $10professional $11

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$56.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.85
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.38

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$10.72

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.