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Prostaglandin Blood or Tissue Test

Washington, DC 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$31.62$31.62 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$50.12 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $32 to $257Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $32 to $87
$20$50$100$200facility $174professional $32

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
$31.62
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. 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.

Washington, DC· 48th of 51

$31.62

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.