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Sodium Level Test On A Body Fluid Sample

Virginia 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?

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.63 from a physician practice, and about $6.46 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$3.63$3.55 to $4.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.46$4.90 to $12.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $28Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $11
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $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
$4.57
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$9.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$19.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$3.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$7.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.55
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$10.23
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$4.90

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$4.57

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.