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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Virginia 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?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $12.30 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 8 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$7.08 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$9.77 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $52Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $24
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $12professional $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
$8.32
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$9.12

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$8.32

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.