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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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Test For A Toxic Heavy Metal cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$10.96 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$12.88 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $72Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10$20$50facility $17professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.39

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 48th of 51

$12.88

AK $44.67MD $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.