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Blood Acidity (pH) Laboratory Test

Tennessee 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$8.32$8.32 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$10.96 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $8 to $91Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $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
$8.71
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.85
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$11.75

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 49th of 51

$8.71

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.