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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $26.92 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$7.76$7.76 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$8.51 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $8 to $81Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $27professional $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
$7.76
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$14.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$15.14
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.30
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $7.76 · 47th 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.