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Free Estradiol Blood Test

Washington 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.12$16.98 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$30.90 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $28 to $78Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $12 to $32
$20$50$100facility $42professional $25

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
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$77.62
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.02
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$83.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$28.18
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
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
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.37

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 25th of 51

$26.30

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.