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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Iowa 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$11.75$8.91 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$11.75 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $83Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $78
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $22professional $12

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
$8.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.49
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$29.51
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $13.80 · 13th 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.