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Unlisted Chemistry Laboratory Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 84999

A chemistry measurement on blood, urine, or another body fluid that has no standard named entry of its own. The laboratory measures a specific chemical substance and supplies a written description of what was tested and how. It is used for uncommon or newly developed chemical analyzes.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Chemistry Laboratory Test cost?

$17.78

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $17.78.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $18 to $28Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $14 to $3,715
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $18professional $3,020

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4786.3 times more in South Dakota than in Kentucky. 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.

Alabama· 44th of 51

$17.78

SD $5,012KY $1.05

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.