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Osmolality Test, Blood

Alabama rates for HCPCS 83930

This test measures the concentration of dissolved particles, such as salts and sugars, in a blood sample. It helps evaluate hydration status, sodium and water balance, and certain causes of confusion or abnormal lab findings, including some toxic exposures. It is a straightforward blood draw with results reported as a concentration measurement.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Osmolality Test, Blood cost?

$6.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.89 from a physician practice, and about $7.59 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$5.89$5.62 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$7.08 to $10.00

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $38Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $8
$5$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $6

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
$6.61
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$9.33

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alabama· 42nd of 51

$6.61

WV $58.88DC $5.50

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.