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Trace Mineral Blood Test

Delaware 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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$21.38$19.95 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$25.70 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $21 to $229Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $20 to $76
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $30professional $21

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
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$35.48

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $26.30 · 29th 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.