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Sialic Acid Measurement

Vermont 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $105 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$23.44$22.91 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$13.49 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $5 to $240Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $105professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 3rd of 51

$23.44

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.