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Manganese Blood Level Test

Virginia 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$13.18 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$26.92 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $24 to $129Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $34
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $40professional $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
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$37.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.92
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
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.79

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 46th of 51

$20.42

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.