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Trace Mineral Blood Test

Kentucky 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$20.42$15.49 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$25.70 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $158Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $20

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
$20.89
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$35.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Nebraska than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$21.38

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.