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Quantitative Measurement Of A Specific Sugar

Virginia rates for HCPCS 84378

This is a laboratory test that measures the exact amount of a specific simple sugar present in a urine or other body fluid sample, rather than giving only a positive-or-negative result. It is often used when a sugar metabolism or absorption problem is suspected, giving clinicians a precise value to assess severity and track over time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Quantitative Measurement Of A Specific Sugar cost?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.94$6.03 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$11.48 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $56Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $17professional $8

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
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.02
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
$4.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.19

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.8 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.

Virginia· 46th of 51

$9.12

KS $36.31NE $7.59

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.