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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Rhode Island 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 4 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$9.12$7.41 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$11.75 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $11 to $56Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$20$50facility $26professional $9

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
$14.45
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$17.38

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 24th of 51

$11.22

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.