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Laboratory Test For A Specific Substance

California rates for HCPCS 82651

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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22.39 to $123.

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 $40 · 10th to 90th $22 to $123Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $41 to $398
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $40professional $50

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
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
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
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$60.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95

Where California sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Tennessee than in Alaska. 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· 10th of 50

$50.12

TN $123AK $22.39

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.