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Sialic Acid Measurement

Washington, DC 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$10.00$10.00 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$10.00 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $10 to $93Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $47
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $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
$10.00
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$22.91

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$10.00

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.