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Trace Mineral Blood Test

Missouri 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 7 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$24.55$18.62 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$30.90 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $25 to $148Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $78
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $43professional $25

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
$24.55
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$34.67

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $34.67 · 11th 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.