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Trace Mineral Blood Test

Connecticut 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$22.91$19.05 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$33.88 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $26 to $93Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $30
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $45professional $23

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
$25.70
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$39.81
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$44.67

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $22.91 · 42nd 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.