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Troponin Test, Positive Or Negative Result

Maryland 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 Maryland, 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 $7.59 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 6 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$7.41 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$5.13 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $126Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $29
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $8professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$28.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$9.55
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.14

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Nebraska than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $7.59 · 48th of 51
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.