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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 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 8 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$8.71$7.41 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$11.75 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $60Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $14professional $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
$10.96
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$24.55
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.30

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $10.96 · 31st 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.