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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Vermont 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$15.14$15.14 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$16.22 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $148Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $15

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.14
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.44

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 4th of 51

$15.14

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.