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Liver Enzyme Blood Test (5'-Nucleotidase)

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 83915

This blood test measures the activity of an enzyme made mainly in the liver, used to help figure out whether a raised level of a different, more commonly ordered liver enzyme is actually coming from the liver or from bone. It's typically ordered as a follow-up test rather than as a routine first check. It requires only a standard blood draw.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Liver Enzyme Blood Test (5'-Nucleotidase) cost?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$8.32$8.32 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$8.32 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $8 to $78Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $39
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $19professional $8

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
$8.32
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$87.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.05

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $8.32 · 51st of 51
NE $22.39DC $8.32

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.