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Blood Acidity (pH) Laboratory Test

Idaho 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 7 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$10.96$10.23 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$13.18 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $66Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $11

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
$13.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.85
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$39.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.60
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$13.80

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 19th of 51

$12.59

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.