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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

New York 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.32$4.37 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$9.77 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $6 to $43Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $22
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $17professional $8

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
$6.31
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$25.12
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$57.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$19.05
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$14.45
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$33.11
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.22
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.66

Where New York 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 York· 29th of 51

$9.33

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.