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Blood Chemical Level Test

Maryland 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 6 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$24.55$21.88 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$19.95 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $12 to $68Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $18 to $115
$20$50$100facility $38professional $25

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$114.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$35.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$44.67

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$24.55

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.