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Vitamin B-12 Binding Capacity Blood Test

New York 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 9 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$11.22$10.72 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$14.45 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $12 to $43Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$35.48
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$95.50
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$39.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$27.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$32.36
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$34.67
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$43.65

Where New York 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.

New York· 29th of 51

$14.45

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.