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Vitamin B-12 Binding Capacity Blood Test

Ohio 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 8 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$11.48$8.32 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$14.45 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $35Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $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
$11.75
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$27.54
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$58.88
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$26.92
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.95

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 35th of 51

$13.49

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.