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Heat-Stable Alkaline Phosphatase Blood Test

Maryland rates for HCPCS 84078

A blood test that measures the portion of the enzyme alkaline phosphatase that survives being heated. Comparing that portion with the total level helps show which organ a raised enzyme result is coming from.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Heat-Stable Alkaline Phosphatase Blood Test cost?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.75 to $10.00.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $28
$5$10$20$50facility $5professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$28.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$8.32
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.30

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$6.17

SD $15.14MD $6.17

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.