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Sodium Level Test On A Body Fluid Sample

Washington 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 October 2026.

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

$4.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.37 from a physician practice, and about $7.24 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.37$3.16 to $4.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.24$5.37 to $9.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10$20facility $7professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.75
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.49
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$5.50
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$8.71
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.91
Median
$0.91
Typical High
$1.15

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Kansas than in Nebraska. 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.

Washington· 32nd of 51

$4.57

KS $12.30NE $3.24

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.