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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$7.41$7.41 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$8.13 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $7 to $85Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $12
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $27professional $7

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
$7.76
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.14
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.30

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $7.76 · 49th 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.