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Blood Acidity (pH) Laboratory Test

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 82800

A laboratory test that measures the acidity or alkalinity, known as pH, of a blood sample. The result helps doctors assess how well the lungs and kidneys are maintaining the body's normal acid-base balance, or investigate a suspected acid-base imbalance. The sample is analyzed on specialized laboratory equipment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Acidity (pH) Laboratory Test cost?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$7.59$7.59 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$13.80 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $12
$5$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $8

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
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$29.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.22
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.45
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.05

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Nebraska than in Florida. 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.

Connecticut· 37th of 51

$10.23

NE $26.30FL $7.76

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.