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Blood Test For A Toxic Heavy Metal

Washington, DC 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$12.30$12.30 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$19.50 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $12 to $112Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $56
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $71professional $12

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
$100.00
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$125.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$27.54

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $12.30 · 51st 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.