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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Missouri 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.33$5.89 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$9.77 to $16.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $9

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.39
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.02

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 21st of 51

$10.47

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.