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Chemistry Test For A Specific Substance

Maine 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 October 2026.

How much does Chemistry Test For A Specific Substance cost?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.88 to $31.62.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $25 to $200Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $33
$10$20$50$100$200facility $33professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$56.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$56.23

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Kansas than in Alabama. 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.

Maine· 38th of 51

$20.42

KS $57.54AL $16.22

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.