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Sodium Level Test On A Body Fluid Sample

New Jersey 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?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.17 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 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 6 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$4.17$3.80 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$7.41 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $135Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $14
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $11professional $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
$6.17
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$13.80
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$13.80
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$5.50
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.76

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $5.75 · 18th of 51
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.