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Blood Test For A Toxic Heavy Metal

West Virginia 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 5 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 $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$19.95 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $16 to $174Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $16
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $52professional $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
$15.85
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$107.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$100.00
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.91

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $24.55 · 6th 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.