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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Ohio 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?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.89 from a physician practice, and about $12.30 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.89$4.27 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$9.77 to $16.60

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $25Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$5$10$20$50facility $12professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$7.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$12.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$12.88
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$39.81
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$12.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.75
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$13.49

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 42nd of 51

$7.76

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.