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Troponin Test, Positive Or Negative Result

North Carolina 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.31 from a physician practice, and about $10.47 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$6.31$4.47 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.47$8.13 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $46Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$5$10$20$50facility $10professional $6

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
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.62
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$8.13

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.