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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

South Carolina 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 5 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$9.12$9.12 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$16.22 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $9 to $71Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $15
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $30professional $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
$9.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $10.00 · 38th 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.