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Vitamin A Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.94$5.89 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$11.48 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $52Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $17professional $8

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
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.49
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.02
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.19

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 44th of 51

$9.33

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.