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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Kentucky 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?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $12.30 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$7.76$5.62 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$7.94 to $16.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $27Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $12professional $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
$7.94
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$9.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.30

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $7.76 · 46th 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.