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Chemistry Test For A Specific Substance

Vermont 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $182 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$32.36$19.05 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$42.66 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $25 to $417Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $15 to $46
$10$20$50$100$200facility $182professional $32

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$52.48

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 11th of 51

$33.11

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.