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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Nevada 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.61 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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$6.61$4.27 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$9.77 to $13.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$10$100$1Kfacility $11professional $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
$7.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$13.80
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.85
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.88

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 24th of 51

$9.77

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.