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Blood Test For A Toxic Heavy Metal

Nebraska 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 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 6 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$16.22$10.72 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$32.36 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $16 to $138Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $107
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $43professional $16

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
$23.99
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$17.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$32.36

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $36.31 · 2nd 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.