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Hemoglobin Screening By Copper Sulfate

North Carolina 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?

$3.24

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.82 from a physician practice, and about $3.98 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$2.82$2.29 to $3.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.98$3.24 to $8.32

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $18Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10$20facility $4professional $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
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.65
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$3.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$4.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$4.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.98

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$3.24

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.