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Free Estradiol Blood Test

Virginia 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 Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.05$13.80 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$28.18 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $24 to $135Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32
$100$1K$10Kfacility $30professional $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
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$34.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$10,232.93
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
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
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
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.01

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 42nd 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.