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Trace Mineral Blood Test

West 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$20.42$19.05 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$54.95 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $23 to $120Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $24
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $59professional $20

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
$22.91
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$169.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$35.48

Where West 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.

West Virginia $54.95 · 4th 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.