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Blood Test For A Toxic Heavy Metal

Rhode Island 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$11.75 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$19.50 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $19 to $58Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$10$20$50facility $20professional $16

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.92

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 25th of 51

$16.98

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.