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Ethylene Glycol Level In Blood

North Carolina 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 6 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$12.02$11.75 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$13.18 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $50Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $19professional $12

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
$12.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.89
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $12.30 · 44th 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.