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Osmolality Test, Blood

Louisiana 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?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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$7.08$5.62 to $7.94
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$7.94 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $37Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $10professional $7

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
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$9.33

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 31st of 51

$7.94

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.