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Prostaglandin Blood or Tissue Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 84150

A laboratory test that measures the level of prostaglandin, a hormone-like substance the body produces that plays a role in inflammation, blood flow, and other processes throughout the body. It can help evaluate certain rare tumors, inflammatory conditions, or hormone-related disorders, depending on why it was ordered. A blood or tissue sample is analyzed to obtain the result.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Prostaglandin Blood or Tissue Test cost?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 4 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$30.20$25.12 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$42.66 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $35 to $81Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $20 to $48
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $48professional $30

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
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$34.67

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $43.65 · 19th of 51
NE $83.18CT $25.70

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.