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Vitamin A Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 7 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$10.23$9.33 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$11.22 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $102Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $10

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
$9.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. 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· 17th of 51

$16.22

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.