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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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly cost?

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $9.77 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.03$5.62 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.77$7.94 to $13.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$5$10$20$50facility $10professional $6

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.22
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.05
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.95

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$6.76

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.