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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Michigan 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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$10.96$8.71 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$10.96 to $13.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $20Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $11professional $11

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
$10.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$31.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.78
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$13.49

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $10.96 · 29th 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.