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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Iowa 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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$9.77$7.59 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$9.77 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $54Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $65
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $10

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
$7.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$77.62
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$18.20
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$12.02

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.