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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

New Mexico 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$8.71$7.08 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$10.47 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $37Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $78
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $17professional $9

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.71

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $8.71 · 50th 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.