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Sialic Acid Measurement

Maine 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$13.49$10.23 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$13.49 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $126Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $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
$13.49
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.50
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$60.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$27.54

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 29th of 51

$13.49

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.