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Laboratory Test For A Specific Substance

California rates for HCPCS 82646

A laboratory measurement of one particular substance in a sample taken from the body. A test like this is ordered when the amount of that specific substance is needed to help reach a diagnosis or to guide treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laboratory Test For A Specific Substance cost?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.20 to $100.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $18 to $100Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $32 to $398
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $31professional $41

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67

Where California sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Tennessee than in Oklahoma. 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.

California· 12th of 50

$38.02

TN $100OK $18.20

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.