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Sodium Level Test On A Body Fluid Sample

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 84302

This laboratory test measures the level of sodium, an important body salt, in a body fluid sample other than blood or urine — such as sweat, stool, or drainage fluid. It can help evaluate unusual fluid or salt losses, or contribute to the workup of certain conditions where the composition of fluid from a specific site needs to be checked. The sample is collected from whichever site the doctor specifies.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sodium Level Test On A Body Fluid Sample cost?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.89 from a physician practice, and about $5.89 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 5 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$3.89$2.51 to $4.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.89$3.98 to $9.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7
$2$5$10$20$50facility $6professional $4

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
$3.98
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$6.76
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.76
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$6.76

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. 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.

Kentucky· 45th of 51

$3.98

SD $8.91MD $3.63

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.