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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Mississippi 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.47$4.90 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$11.75 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17
$5$10$20facility $12professional $10

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
$10.47
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.98
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$16.60

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 13th of 51

$11.75

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.