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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

New York 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 9 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$7.94 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$12.30 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $20professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$28.84
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$60.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$31.62
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$22.39
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$28.18
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$36.31
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$39.81

Where New York 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 York $11.22 · 27th 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.