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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Rhode Island 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.02$8.13 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$13.80 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $41Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$5$10$20$50facility $14professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.50

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 22nd of 51

$13.18

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.