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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

Washington 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 9 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$10.96$10.00 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$12.30 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $49Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $18professional $11

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
$25.70
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$77.62
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$31.62
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$31.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$13.80
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$20.89

Where Washington 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.

Washington $12.02 · 22nd 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.