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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 October 2026.

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

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.17 to $8.13.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10
$5$10$20facility $7professional $8

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
$7.41
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.76
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.59
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
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
$3.72
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.48
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$7.59

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.