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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 July 2026.

How much does Vitamin A Blood Test cost?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$11.48$10.96 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$13.49 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $11 to $102Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $65
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $35professional $11

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $11.48 · 38th of 51
SD $53.70MD $10.00

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.