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Fetal Hemoglobin Test, Present Or Absent

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 83033

Checks whether fetal hemoglobin is present in a sample. Fetal hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying protein a baby makes before birth, and it is gradually replaced by the adult form during the first year of life. The result is reported as present or absent rather than as a measured amount.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fetal Hemoglobin Test, Present Or Absent cost?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.31$5.01 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$6.61 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$5$10$20$50facility $8professional $6

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$8.32
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$8.32

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Florida. 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· 44th of 51

$6.46

OK $14.13FL $5.62

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.