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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Mississippi 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 October 2026.

How much does Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$7.94 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$20.89 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $23Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$5$10$20facility $23professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.68
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$23.99

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Kansas than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Mississippi· 4th of 51

$19.50

KS $36.31TX $7.24

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.