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Osmolality Test, Blood

Iowa 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 7 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$12.30$6.03 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$10.00 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $81Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $44
$5$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $12

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
$17.78
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$34.67
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.71
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$16.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$12.88

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.