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Vitamin K Blood Test

Maryland 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 6 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$12.30$10.23 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$16.60 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $10 to $182Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $54
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $68professional $12

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
$10.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$53.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$20.42

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $12.30 · 45th 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.