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Sialic Acid Measurement

North Dakota 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $9.55 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$22.91$12.59 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.55$9.33 to $12.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $24Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $9 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $10professional $23

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
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.88

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$22.39

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.