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Sodium Level Test On A Body Fluid Sample

South Dakota 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?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $9.55 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$7.94$3.80 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.55$8.91 to $9.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$2$5$10$20$50facility $10professional $8

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
$3.39
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$19.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$6.76
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 1st of 51

$8.91

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.