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Free Estradiol Blood Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 82681

Measures the portion of estradiol, a main form of the hormone estrogen, that circulates unattached to carrier proteins in the blood. Only this unbound fraction is available to act on tissues, so it can give a clearer picture than a total measurement when carrier protein levels are unusual. It is a standard blood draw from a vein.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Free Estradiol Blood Test cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$12.02 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$18.20 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $18 to $23Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Alabama· 49th of 51

$18.62

AK $63.10NE $16.60

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.