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Vitamin K Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 7 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$10.96 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$19.50 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $12 to $148Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $39
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $44professional $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
$11.75
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.05
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$223.87

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $21.38 · 9th 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.