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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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$11.22$7.08 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$11.75 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $28Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $16professional $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
$11.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.49

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $13.18 · 20th 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.