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Chemistry Test For A Specific Substance

North Dakota 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23.44 to $51.29.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $18 to $46Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $18 to $58
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $18professional $43

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
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $42.66 · 2nd 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.