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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 84228

A laboratory measurement of the level of one specific chemical substance in a blood sample. The number is compared with the expected range to help decide whether treatment or further testing is needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood cost?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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$12.30$8.13 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$13.18 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $18Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$5$10$20facility $13professional $12

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
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.50

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Kansas than in Texas. 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.

Arkansas· 21st of 51

$13.18

KS $36.31TX $7.24

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.