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Sialic Acid Measurement

Missouri 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$13.18$8.13 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$13.49 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $32Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $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
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$34.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.20

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 22nd of 51

$14.79

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.