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Prostaglandin Blood or Tissue Test

Rhode Island 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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$25.70$25.70 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$48.98 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $34 to $162Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $21 to $49
$20$50$100$200facility $74professional $26

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
$40.74
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$54.95

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 42nd of 51

$33.88

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.