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Sialic Acid Measurement

Alaska rates for HCPCS 84275

A laboratory test that measures sialic acid, a sugar-like molecule that coats the surface of cells and circulates attached to proteins in body fluids. It is measured in specialized work-ups, including when a rare inherited disorder of sialic acid handling is being considered.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sialic Acid Measurement cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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 6 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$40.74$25.12 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$14.45 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $65Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $13 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $14professional $41

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
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$43.65
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$85.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alaska· 24th of 51

$14.45

SD $26.30DC $10.00

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.