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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 July 2026.

How much does Ethylene Glycol Level In Blood cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$16.60$12.59 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$18.20 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $54Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $20professional $17

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
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.89

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $18.20 · 12th of 51
OK $27.54DC $11.22

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.