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Prostaglandin Blood or Tissue Test

Massachusetts 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 9 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$41.69$28.18 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$52.48 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $31 to $186Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $23 to $112
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $83professional $42

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
$95.50
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$125.89
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$275.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$109.65
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$89.13
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$275.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$95.50

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $41.69 · 26th 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.