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Sialic Acid Measurement

Utah 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$12.59$10.23 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$16.98 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $15 to $120Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $63professional $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
$16.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$25.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 28th of 51

$14.13

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.