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Troponin Test, Positive Or Negative Result

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 84512

Checks a blood sample for troponin, a protein that leaks out of heart muscle when it is injured. This version reports simply whether troponin is present above a set level, rather than giving an exact number. A positive result signals heart muscle damage and prompts further assessment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Troponin Test, Positive Or Negative Result cost?

$7.59

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$7.59$7.59 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$7.59 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $51Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $26
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $8

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
$7.59
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$12.59

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. 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· 49th of 51

$7.59

NE $15.85CT $7.08

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.