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Trace Mineral Blood Test

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $105 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$19.50$19.05 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$19.05 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $14 to $141Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $17 to $100
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $105professional $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
$14.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$100.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$63.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.02

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $21.38 · 48th 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.