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Vitamin K Blood Test

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 84597

A blood test that measures the amount of vitamin K in the bloodstream. Vitamin K is needed for normal blood clotting and for bone health, and the test is ordered when a shortage or a problem absorbing it is suspected.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vitamin K Blood Test cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$7.76 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$13.80 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $50Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20
$10$20$50facility $18professional $13

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
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.55
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$20.89

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$14.45

AK $38.02MD $10.23

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.