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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Washington, DC 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?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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$7.41$7.41 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$7.41 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $60Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $17professional $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
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$14.79

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Oklahoma than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $7.41 · 51st of 51
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.