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Specialized Blood Chemistry Test

Washington 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$26.30$24.55 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$35.48 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $30 to $132Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $44
$20$50$100$200facility $46professional $26

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
$29.51
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$81.28
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$58.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$32.36
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$52.48

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 12th of 51

$29.51

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.