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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Colorado 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 7 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$8.91$7.76 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$15.49 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $9 to $59Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $30professional $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
$7.41
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.80
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$24.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.75

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $10.96 · 30th 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.