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Vitamin A Blood Test

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 84590

This blood test measures the level of vitamin A circulating in the body, a nutrient important for vision, immune function, and skin health. It is used to help evaluate suspected vitamin A deficiency, which can cause vision problems, or, less commonly, to check for excess vitamin A from supplements. It requires only a standard blood draw.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vitamin A Blood Test cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$10.23 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$34.67 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $11 to $98Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $24
$5$10$20$50$100facility $55professional $11

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
$25.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$85.11
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$26.92
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.82

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$25.12

AK $32.36KY $7.41

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.