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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Connecticut 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.89 to $12.59.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5$10$20facility $13professional $7

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.14
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$16.98
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
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$1.58

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 31st of 51

$8.91

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.