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Manganese Blood Level Test

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$21.38 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$25.12 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $25 to $115Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $17 to $51
$20$50$100$200facility $50professional $27

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
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$194.98
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$63.10
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.46

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 23rd 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.