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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Utah 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 Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 6 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$10.23$8.71 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$14.79 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $13 to $105Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $54professional $10

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
$14.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$22.39
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$52.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.47
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.14
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.22

Where Utah 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.

Utah $10.96 · 32nd 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.