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Sialic Acid Measurement

Colorado 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 7 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$10.23$10.00 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$17.78 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $10 to $68Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $10

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
$8.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.22
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.49

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 37th of 51

$12.59

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.