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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Nebraska 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$6.46$6.46 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$17.38 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $6 to $83Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $65
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $28professional $6

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
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.95
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$19.50

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $15.14 · 5th 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.