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Laboratory Measurement Of A Single Substance

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 83008

A laboratory test that looks for one specific substance in a sample and reports that result on its own rather than as part of a panel. It is ordered when a clinician wants that single value rather than a broad screen.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Laboratory Measurement Of A Single Substance cost?

$33.11

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $27.54 to $39.81.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $28 to $50Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $26 to $33
$20$50facility $35professional $26

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in South Dakota than in Alaska. 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.

Massachusetts· 13th of 50

$33.11

SD $43.65AK $14.79

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.