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Zinc Blood Test

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 84630

A blood test that measures the level of zinc, an essential trace mineral involved in immune function, wound healing, and taste and smell. It is used to check for a deficiency or excess, particularly in people with poor nutrition, digestive disorders, or related symptoms.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Zinc Blood Test cost?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$6.61 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$12.02 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $41Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $11

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
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.98
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$18.20

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in Vermont 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· 23rd of 51

$12.59

VT $129MD $8.51

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.