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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, 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 $22.39 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 9 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$9.12 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$13.49 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $50Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $27
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $22professional $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
$9.77
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$38.90
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$75.86
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.98
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$26.30
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$218.78
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$75.86
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$22.39

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $12.02 · 12th 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.