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Vitamin B-12 Binding Capacity Blood Test

Utah 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$13.49$10.96 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$18.20 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $17 to $129Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $18
$10$20$50$100facility $66professional $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
$18.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$27.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$64.57
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.95

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 26th of 51

$15.14

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.