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Trace Mineral Blood Test

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Trace Mineral Blood Test cost?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.02$29.51 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$17.78 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $18 to $132Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $13 to $51
$10$20$50$100$200facility $65professional $38

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$43.65

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$38.90

AK $57.54AL $17.78

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.