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Trace Mineral Blood Test

South 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$17.78 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$28.84 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $24 to $49Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $62
$10$20$50$100facility $29professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$17.78
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 15th of 51

$29.51

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.