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Blood Test For A Toxic Heavy Metal

Arkansas 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 6 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$13.49$12.88 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$18.62 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $68Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $12 to $34
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $25professional $13

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
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$27.54

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $22.39 · 11th 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.