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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

North Dakota 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $6.92 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 5 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$16.60$9.12 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.92$6.92 to $9.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $22
$5$10$20$50facility $7professional $17

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
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.79

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Oklahoma than in Washington, DC. 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$14.79

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.