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Blood Test For A Toxic Heavy Metal

Colorado 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 7 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$12.59$12.02 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$23.44 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $12 to $95Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $15
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $43professional $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
$12.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.50
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.14

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $15.49 · 39th 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.