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Free Estradiol Blood Test

Kentucky 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$11.22 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$23.44 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $22 to $50Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $17

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.90
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
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.62

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$16.98

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.