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Specialized Body Fluid Chemistry Test

Rhode Island 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?

$5.01

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.01 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $6.61 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.90$3.47 to $7.08
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.61$6.31 to $9.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20facility $7professional $5

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.29
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$9.12

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 32nd of 51

$5.01

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.