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Trace Mineral Blood Test

Washington, DC 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $132 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 5 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$19.05$19.05 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$46.77 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $19 to $263Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $19 to $89
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $132professional $19

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
$19.05
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$43.65

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $46.77 · 6th 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.