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Free Estradiol Blood Test

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Free Estradiol Blood Test cost?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.90$25.12 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$33.11 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $28 to $110Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $15 to $42
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $39professional $31

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $33.88 · 10th of 51
AK $63.10FL $19.50

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.