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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Colorado 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$7.41$6.46 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$14.79 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $8 to $76Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9
$5$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $7

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
$7.41
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.75
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$20.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.42
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$9.12

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 34th of 51

$9.77

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.