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Trace Mineral Blood Test

Vermont 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$19.05$19.05 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$42.66 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $26 to $437Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $19 to $45
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $229professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$69.18

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Nebraska than in Vermont. 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.

Vermont· 51st of 51

$19.05

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.