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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Montana 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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$12.30$5.89 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$14.79 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $23Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $4 to $18
$5$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $12

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
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$9.77

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 8th of 51

$14.13

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.