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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly cost?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$8.51 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$23.44 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $13 to $79Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $30professional $10

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
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.30
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.55

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 3rd of 51

$17.38

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.