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Blood Chemical Level Test

Colorado rates for HCPCS 83088

This laboratory test measures the level of a specific substance in the blood, ordered as part of a diagnostic work-up for a suspected medical condition. The particular result is interpreted by a doctor alongside a person's symptoms and other findings to help reach a diagnosis or guide treatment. It is typically one piece of a broader evaluation rather than a stand-alone answer.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Chemical Level Test cost?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 7 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$22.91$21.88 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$38.90 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $22 to $224Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $14 to $28
$20$50$100$200$500facility $81professional $23

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
$19.05
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$35.48
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$61.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$61.66
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$29.51

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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.

Colorado· 34th of 51

$28.18

HI $53.70DC $22.39

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.