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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Alabama rates for HCPCS 82810

A laboratory measurement of how much of the oxygen-carrying protein in the blood is actually carrying oxygen. It is performed on a blood sample and analyzed on an instrument, rather than estimated through the skin with a clip on the finger. It is used when an exact figure is needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly cost?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 4 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$7.24 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$11.22 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $29Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $15professional $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
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.30

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Oklahoma than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alabama· 25th of 51

$11.22

OK $17.38DC $7.41

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.