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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 October 2026.

How much does Chemistry Test For A Specific Substance cost?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $42.66.

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 $38Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $14 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $38

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$40.74

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 6th of 51

$38.02

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.