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Troponin Test, Positive Or Negative Result

Louisiana 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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$7.59$4.47 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$12.02 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $33Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $18professional $8

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
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.63
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.48
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.72

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$11.22

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.