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Trace Mineral Blood Test

Mississippi 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 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 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$27.54$19.50 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$25.70 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $23 to $51Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $51
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $43professional $28

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
$22.91
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$52.48

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $29.51 · 21st 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.