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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Pennsylvania 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$9.12 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$11.75 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $87Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $19professional $10

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
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.09
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$16.98
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$39.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$89.13
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$20.42

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 31st of 51

$10.47

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.