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Sialic Acid Measurement

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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$11.75$11.22 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$14.79 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $13 to $85Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $34
$10$20$50$100facility $31professional $12

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
$14.45
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.99

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 23rd 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.