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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 July 2026.

How much does Vitamin K Blood Test cost?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$14.45$10.47 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$16.60 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $14 to $66Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $19
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $19professional $14

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
$14.45
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.05

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Nebraska than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $16.60 · 18th of 51
NE $36.31TN $10.96

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.