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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Ohio 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 8 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$9.33$6.31 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$11.75 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $21
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $15professional $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
$9.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.79
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$22.39
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$46.77
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$19.50
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$16.22

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $10.72 · 35th 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.