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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 July 2026.

How much does Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood cost?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 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$9.77$9.12 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$9.55 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $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
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.22

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $9.77 · 40th 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.