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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Michigan 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.33$7.24 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$9.33 to $12.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$5$10$20facility $9professional $9

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
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.95
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$30.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.24
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.86
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.02

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 28th of 51

$9.33

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.