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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Indiana 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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$9.55$7.08 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$11.75 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $35Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $12professional $10

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
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$11.75
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.80

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $9.77 · 41st 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.