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Sialic Acid Measurement

Nebraska 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$10.96$8.91 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$16.98 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $9 to $162Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $89
$5$10$20$50$100facility $55professional $11

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
$26.92
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$26.92

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$20.89

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.