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Plasminogen Blood Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 85420

Measures the activity of plasminogen in a blood sample. Plasminogen is a protein the body converts into the enzyme that breaks down blood clots once they are no longer needed. Low activity is investigated when clots form too readily or when a rare inherited deficiency is suspected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Plasminogen Blood Test cost?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.89 from a physician practice, and about $6.61 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 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$5.89$5.37 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.61$5.75 to $7.59

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $8
$5$10facility $7professional $6

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
$6.46
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$9.12

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Hawaii 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.

Alabama· 36th of 51

$6.17

HI $11.75MD $5.01

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.