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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Massachusetts 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 9 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$10.96 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$16.60 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $11 to $49Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $29professional $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
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$52.48
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.90
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$35.48
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$100.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$29.51

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $13.18 · 21st 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.