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Hemoglobin Screening By Copper Sulfate

Montana 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.57 from a physician practice, and about $6.92 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$4.57$2.82 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.92$5.75 to $7.08

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $8Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $7professional $5

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.94
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.75
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.98

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 3rd of 51

$5.75

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.