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Blood Test For A Toxic Heavy Metal

Connecticut 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 Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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$14.79$13.80 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$20.89 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $16 to $55Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $29professional $15

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
$28.84
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.12
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.84

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $14.79 · 41st 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.