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Manganese Blood Level Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 83785

This blood test measures the level of manganese, a trace mineral the body needs in small amounts for normal metabolism, bone health, and antioxidant activity, in a person's bloodstream. It is used to evaluate suspected manganese deficiency or excess, such as in people on long-term intravenous nutrition or with significant exposure to manganese. Results help guide diagnosis and management.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Manganese Blood Level Test cost?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$21.88$20.42 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$18.62 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $15 to $47Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $31
$20$50$100$200$500facility $27professional $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
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$34.67

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. 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.

Alabama· 38th of 51

$23.44

HI $44.67MD $19.95

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.