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Specialized Blood Chemistry Test

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 82642

A specialized blood test that measures the level of a specific chemical substance as part of a broader laboratory work-up. Doctors order this kind of targeted test to help investigate a particular metabolic, hormonal, or organ-function question raised by symptoms or other test results. A standard blood draw is all that's needed to collect the sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Specialized Blood Chemistry Test cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 5 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$24.55$21.88 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$26.30 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $19 to $98Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $35
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $44professional $25

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
$43.65
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$35.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Nebraska than in Vermont. 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 Mexico· 41st of 51

$25.12

NE $43.65VT $21.88

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.