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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 July 2026.

How much does Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood cost?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$9.33$9.12 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$14.13 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $63Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $26professional $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
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.78
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.98
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.95
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$34.67
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$109.65
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$20.42

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $10.96 · 33rd 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.