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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 July 2026.

How much does Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$10.00$8.71 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$17.38 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $158Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $26professional $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
$14.79
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$32.36
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.77
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.60

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $13.80 · 14th 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.