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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Idaho 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$9.12 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$14.45 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $46Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $11

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
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.05
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.05
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$39.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$18.62

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 3rd of 51

$16.22

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.