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Manganese Blood Level Test

Washington, DC 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?

$31.62

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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$19.95$19.95 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$47.86 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $20 to $251Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $20 to $74
$20$50$100$200facility $78professional $20

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
$19.95
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$36.31

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 15th of 51

$31.62

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.