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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Rhode Island 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$6.31 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$11.22 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$5$10$20facility $12professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$16.22

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 27th of 51

$9.55

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.