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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

New Jersey 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.13$8.13 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$13.49 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $9 to $85Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $8

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
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$32.36
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.77
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$13.80

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 49th of 51

$8.91

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.