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Measurement Of A Chemical In Blood

West 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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 4 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$9.33$8.71 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$9.55 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $17Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $11
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $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
$9.55
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.30

Where West 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.

West Virginia $9.55 · 44th 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.