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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Georgia 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?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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 6 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$7.76$6.46 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$9.77 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $21Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $18
$5$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $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
$7.76
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$18.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.30

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 38th of 51

$9.12

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.