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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Maryland 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 July 2026.

How much does Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen cost?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.46 to $11.75.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $34
$5$10$20$50facility $6professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$33.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$9.12
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$14.45

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$7.24

SD $15.85MD $7.24

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.