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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

West Virginia 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?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.03$5.01 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$9.55 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $8 to $50Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $23
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $6

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$23.44

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 34th of 51

$7.94

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.