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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

Washington 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 9 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$9.12$8.71 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$10.72 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $44Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $16professional $9

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
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$64.57
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.47
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.50
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.92
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.75
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$11.75
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$17.78

Where Washington 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.

Washington $11.22 · 21st 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.