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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 5 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$12.02$7.59 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$21.88 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $16 to $68Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $45
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $37professional $12

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
$16.22
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$33.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$33.88

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $17.38 · 4th 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.