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Chemistry Test For A Specific Substance

Indiana rates for HCPCS 84285

A laboratory chemistry test that measures how much of one particular substance is present in a sample sent to the lab. It is ordered when the amount of that substance is expected to answer a specific question about a person's health, and the result is read together with the rest of the picture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Chemistry Test For A Specific Substance cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$20.89$16.60 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$25.12 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $25 to $76Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $24
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $25professional $21

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
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$24.55
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.18

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Indiana $21.88 · 40th of 51
SD $47.86MD $19.05

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.