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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Pennsylvania 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?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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$7.94$7.08 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$9.77 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $66Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $16professional $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
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.66
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$14.13
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.45
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$33.11
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.32
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.66
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$81.28
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$15.14

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 33rd of 51

$8.32

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.