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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Oklahoma 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.01 from a physician practice, and about $10.23 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$5.01$4.37 to $6.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.23$9.12 to $15.85

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $100Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$5$10$20$50$100facility $10professional $5

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
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$11.22
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.41

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 47th of 51

$7.24

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.