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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 July 2026.

How much does Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.12$7.76 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$13.18 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $25Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $25
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $18professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.50

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $14.13 · 10th of 51
HI $20.89MD $8.71

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.