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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Alaska rates for HCPCS 84203

A screening test on red blood cells for protoporphyrin, a building block that piles up when the body cannot complete the final step of making hemoglobin. Raised levels point towards iron deficiency or lead exposure. It gives a screening answer rather than a precise measurement.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.88$12.02 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$26.92 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $10 to $115Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $39
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $22

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
$32.36
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$114.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$69.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$46.77

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$21.88

KS $24.55NJ $6.76

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.