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Trace Mineral Blood Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 84255

This blood test measures the level of a specific trace mineral the body needs in small amounts for normal function. It is used to check for a deficiency or an excess of this mineral.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Trace Mineral Blood Test cost?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$57.54$25.70 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$22.39 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $22 to $166Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $22 to $85
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $22professional $58

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
$1.29
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$36.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$81.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$131.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Nebraska than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $25.70 · 30th of 51
NE $67.61VT $19.05

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.