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Free Estradiol Blood Test

Colorado 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.05$11.75 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$51.29 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $21 to $129Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $48
$20$50$100$200facility $81professional $19

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
$26.92
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$39.81
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$37.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$109.65
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
2 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
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.62

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$28.18

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.