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Troponin Test, Positive Or Negative Result

Kentucky 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 October 2026.

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

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $9.12 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$6.03$5.25 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.12$8.13 to $14.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $15Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11
$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $6

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.51
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$10.72
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
$3.31
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.32
Median
$1.70
Typical High
$2.04

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Kansas than in Kentucky. 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$6.46

KS $34.67KY $6.46

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.