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Hemoglobin Screening By Copper Sulfate

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 83026

A quick, hands-on check of the hemoglobin level in blood, the protein in red cells that carries oxygen, done by dropping blood into a prepared solution and watching how it behaves rather than running it through an analyzer. It gives a fast pass-or-fail style answer about whether the level is above a set point. It is most often used to screen blood donors or to screen for anemia where a full laboratory count is not immediately available.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hemoglobin Screening By Copper Sulfate cost?

$2.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.69 from a physician practice, and about $3.63 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$2.69$2.00 to $3.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.63$3.24 to $8.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $50Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$2$5$10$20$50facility $4professional $3

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$3.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.62
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.98
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.35
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.54
Median
$0.68
Typical High
$0.79

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$2.75

AK $9.12KY $2.75

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.