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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Georgia 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$9.33$7.76 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$11.75 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $29Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $16professional $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
$9.33
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$24.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.22

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $10.72 · 34th 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.