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Sialic Acid Measurement

Nevada 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$10.72$10.00 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$11.22 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $72Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $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
$10.47
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.50
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.57
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 42nd of 51

$11.22

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.