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Manganese Blood Level Test

Louisiana 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$29.51$20.42 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$31.62 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $27 to $98Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $14 to $37
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $36professional $30

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
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$34.67

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 10th of 51

$32.36

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.