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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Maine 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 Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.01 to $12.02.

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 $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $72Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$5$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.59
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$20.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$20.42

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 35th 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.