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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Illinois 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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly cost?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.32$4.07 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$13.18 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $79Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $8

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.49
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$72.44
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.47
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.95

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Kansas than in Kentucky. 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.

Illinois· 28th of 51

$9.77

KS $27.54KY $6.76

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.