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Prostaglandin Blood or Tissue Test

Virginia 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 October 2026.

How much does Prostaglandin Blood or Tissue Test cost?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.84$17.38 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$41.69 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $35 to $200Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $17 to $46
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $52professional $29

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$34.67
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.41

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in South Carolina. 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.

Virginia· 38th of 51

$31.62

AK $93.33SC $23.99

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.