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Manganese Blood Level Test

Colorado 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 October 2026.

How much does Manganese Blood Level Test cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$11.22 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$47.86 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $20 to $123Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $48
$20$50$100$200facility $78professional $18

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
$20.42
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.02
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$63.10
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.50
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$5.37

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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· 26th of 51

$26.92

AK $60.26AL $16.22

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.