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Free Estradiol Blood Test

Illinois 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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$21.38$16.60 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$33.88 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $24 to $151Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $3 to $36
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $21

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
$22.91
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$165.96
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$29.51
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.01

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 43rd of 51

$21.38

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.