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Vitamin A Blood Test

South 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 5 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$9.12$9.12 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$28.18 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $10 to $151Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $16
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $69professional $9

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
$11.22
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.22

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $23.44 · 5th 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.