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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

New Mexico 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 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$7.24$5.13 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$8.71 to $16.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $32Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19
$5$10$20facility $12professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.38
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
$5.13
Typical High
$5.89

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 32nd of 51

$8.71

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.