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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Kansas 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 6 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$10.00$8.71 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$15.49 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $11 to $62Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $27professional $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
$12.30
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.75
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$26.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.89

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $11.75 · 24th 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.