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Osmolality Test, Blood

South Carolina 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.25 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$5.25$5.13 to $6.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$16.22 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $7 to $110Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $81professional $5

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
$6.46
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$9.33

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 2nd of 51

$19.05

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.