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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

New Jersey 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?

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.76 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.76$6.31 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$7.76 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $47Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10
$5$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $7

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
$6.61
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$2.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.99
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$9.77
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.94

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 51st of 51

$6.76

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.