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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Nebraska 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.92$6.92 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$23.44 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $7 to $162Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $93professional $7

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
$7.76
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$45.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$23.44

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 41st of 51

$9.55

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.