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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 October 2026.

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

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$9.55 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$14.79 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $95Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $44
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $11

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$107.15
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$100.00
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$43.65

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 38th of 51

$14.79

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.