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Blood Test For A Toxic Heavy Metal

North Carolina 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$14.13$12.88 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$15.14 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $13 to $115Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $35professional $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
$12.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$46.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.91
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $18.20 · 24th 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.