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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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$11.75$10.96 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$11.75 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $12 to $85Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $31professional $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
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $11.75 · 25th 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.