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Specialized Body Fluid Chemistry Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 84392

This laboratory test measures the level of a specific chemical substance in a body fluid sample, as part of evaluating a person's metabolic, hormonal, or organ function. The exact substance measured depends on what a treating clinician is investigating. Results are interpreted alongside a person's symptoms and other test findings.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Specialized Body Fluid Chemistry Test cost?

$4.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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 5 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$4.07$4.07 to $4.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$4.07 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $33Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17
$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $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
$4.07
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$42.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$8.13

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. 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, DC· 51st of 51

$4.07

WV $15.49DC $4.07

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.