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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Florida 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?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.31$5.89 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$9.77 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $8 to $45Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $35
$5$10$20$50facility $18professional $6

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
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.41
Typical High
$1.66
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.02
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$48.98
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.72
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.77

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 34th of 51

$7.94

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.