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Hemoglobin Screening By Copper Sulfate

South Dakota 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.37 from a physician practice, and about $4.57 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.37$2.57 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.57$4.57 to $7.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50facility $5professional $4

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
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$13.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$4.79
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 9th of 51

$4.57

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.