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Chemistry Test For A Specific Substance

New Mexico 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.42$14.13 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$22.91 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $16 to $81Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $51
$10$20$50facility $30professional $20

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
$19.05
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.14

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 31st of 51

$22.39

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.