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Liver Enzyme Blood Test (5'-Nucleotidase)

Maryland 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 Maryland, 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 $9.33 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$8.32$8.32 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$7.24 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $42Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $44
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $9professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$43.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$27.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.47
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.60

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $8.32 · 50th 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.