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Prostaglandin Blood or Tissue Test

Louisiana 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$45.71$31.62 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$46.77 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $42 to $148Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $21 to $58
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $56professional $46

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
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$41.69

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $50.12 · 10th 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.