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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Arkansas 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.76$5.37 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$11.22 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $15Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$5$10$20facility $11professional $8

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
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.02

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 18th of 51

$11.22

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.