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Vitamin B-12 Binding Capacity Blood Test

West Virginia 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 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 4 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$10.72 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$11.75 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $155Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $13
$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
$21.38
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.95

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 46th of 51

$11.75

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.