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Blood Test For An Abnormal Oxygen-Carrying Protein

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 83060

A laboratory test that measures an altered form of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that normally carries oxygen. The altered form cannot carry oxygen, so a high level means the blood delivers less oxygen than the usual count would suggest.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Blood Test For An Abnormal Oxygen-Carrying Protein cost?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.76 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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$6.76$5.50 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$7.08 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $40Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$5$10$20$50facility $12professional $7

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
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.22

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.5 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· 39th of 51

$7.08

AK $19.95KY $5.75

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.