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Ethylene Glycol Level In Blood

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 82693

Measures the amount of ethylene glycol, the sweet-tasting chemical used in antifreeze, in a blood sample. Swallowing it is dangerous because the body converts it into substances that damage the kidneys and turn the blood acidic. A rapid result guides urgent treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ethylene Glycol Level In Blood cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$13.18$8.51 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$13.49 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $55Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $21
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $13

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
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.89
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.39
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$22.91

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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.

Louisiana· 22nd of 51

$15.85

KS $43.65NJ $10.47

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.