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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Maryland 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?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 6 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$7.41$7.08 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$57.54 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $6 to $100Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $34
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $91professional $7

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
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$33.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$9.12
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$14.79

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $7.41 · 50th 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.