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Blood Chemical Level Test

Washington, DC 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$22.39$22.39 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$35.48 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $22 to $204Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $22 to $102
$20$50$100$200facility $126professional $22

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
$22.39
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$50.12

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$22.39

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.