go back

Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.18$8.13 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$13.18 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $44Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $28
$5$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $13

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$87.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.80
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.02
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 20th 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.