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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

How much does Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood cost?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.00$9.77 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$9.33 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $50Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.85
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.34

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Kansas than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Kentucky· 35th of 51

$10.00

KS $36.31TX $7.24

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.