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Blood Test For A Toxic Heavy Metal

Alabama rates for HCPCS 83825

This blood test measures the level of a specific toxic heavy metal in the body. It is used to check for exposure or poisoning when a person's symptoms or history raise concern for that kind of exposure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Test For A Toxic Heavy Metal cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$14.45$13.49 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$16.22 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $32Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $19professional $14

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
$16.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$22.91

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Pennsylvania than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $14.79 · 42nd of 51
PA $41.69DC $12.30

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.