go back

Sialic Acid Measurement

Alabama 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 4 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$12.59$8.91 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$15.49 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $25Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$10$20facility $17professional $13

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
$13.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 17th of 51

$15.49

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.