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Specialized Body Fluid Chemistry Test

Louisiana 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 October 2026.

How much does Specialized Body Fluid Chemistry Test cost?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.37 from a physician practice, and about $6.92 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.37$2.82 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.92$5.50 to $12.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $18Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$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
$5.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.15
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.08
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.46

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska 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.

Louisiana· 20th of 51

$5.75

AK $12.30NE $3.72

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.