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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

North Carolina 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $12.30 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$9.33$9.12 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$10.00 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $39Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $15
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $12professional $9

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
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $9.33 · 45th 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.