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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

New Hampshire 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$6.31$5.89 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$18.62 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $17 to $56Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $27
$5$10$20$50facility $32professional $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
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$40.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.88
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 22nd of 51

$10.47

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.