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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 July 2026.

How much does Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 4 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$12.02$8.71 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$14.79 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $14 to $74Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $35professional $12

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
$19.05
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $13.49 · 19th 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.