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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Connecticut 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 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 5 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$7.94$7.94 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$11.75 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $34Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $18professional $8

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
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.20
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$20.42

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $8.91 · 48th 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.