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Trace Mineral Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 8 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$19.05$19.05 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$25.70 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $24 to $151Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $59
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $49professional $19

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
$23.99
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.50
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$36.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$53.70
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.92

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $25.70 · 31st 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.