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Chemistry Test For A Specific Substance

Oregon 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 8 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$29.51$25.12 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$25.12 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $25 to $68Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $24 to $58
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $28professional $30

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
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$51.29
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$35.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$74.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$100.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.11

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $28.84 · 15th 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.