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Glucose Test On A Body Fluid Other Than Blood

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 82945

This test measures the level of glucose, or sugar, in a body fluid sample other than blood, such as fluid drawn from around the spinal cord, a joint, or another body cavity. It is used to help evaluate for infection or other conditions affecting that fluid.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Glucose Test On A Body Fluid Other Than Blood cost?

$4.37

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.37 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.47 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.47$3.24 to $5.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$6.92 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $4 to $36Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $15professional $3

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.50
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.89

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Minnesota 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.

New Mexico· 27th of 51

$4.37

MN $18.20DC $3.16

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.