go back

Trace Mineral Blood Test

New Jersey 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$21.88$19.05 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$35.48 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $26 to $275Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $17 to $37
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $66professional $22

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
$25.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.78
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$72.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.84
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$37.15

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $30.20 · 19th 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.