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Blood Oxygen Saturation, Measured Directly

West 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?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$7.76$7.41 to $7.94
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$12.30 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $8 to $81Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $8
$5$10$20$50facility $72professional $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
$7.94
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.32
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$57.54
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.30

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 45th of 51

$7.94

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.