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Hemoglobin Screening By Copper Sulfate

Pennsylvania 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?

$3.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.24 from a physician practice, and about $5.37 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.24$3.09 to $3.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.37$3.98 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $17Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $5professional $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
$3.39
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.59
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.68
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.46
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$5.75
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$6.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$13.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.98
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.65
Median
$0.65
Typical High
$0.68
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$6.03

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 29th of 51

$3.39

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.