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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Connecticut 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?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$7.94$7.94 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$11.48 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $60Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $12
$5$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $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
$17.38
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.98

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 41st of 51

$8.32

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.