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Total Protein Blood Test

Vermont rates for HCPCS 84155

This blood test measures the total amount of protein circulating in your blood, including albumin and various other proteins made by the liver and immune system. It's often part of a broader metabolic panel and can help evaluate liver function, kidney function, nutrition status, and certain chronic conditions. Abnormal results usually prompt follow-up testing to pinpoint the specific protein involved.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Total Protein Blood Test cost?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.79$2.95 to $6.46
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$28.18 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $28 to $76Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20$50facility $54professional $5

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.31
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$8.32

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$28.18

VT $28.18MD $2.75

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.