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Blood Test For A Toxic Heavy Metal

Tennessee 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$12.88$12.30 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$18.20 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $13 to $145Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $19
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $55professional $13

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
$57.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$24.55
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.91

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $13.80 · 49th 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.