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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 July 2026.

How much does Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly cost?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 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 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$7.59$7.59 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$12.30 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $8 to $60Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $10
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $26professional $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
$7.59
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.75
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.30

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 48th of 51

$7.76

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.