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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 July 2026.

How much does Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood cost?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$9.55$7.76 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$14.45 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $8 to $141Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $78
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $48professional $10

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
$23.44
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$23.44

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $17.38 · 5th 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.