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Non-Invasive Skin-Based Hemoglobin Measurement

Alabama rates for HCPCS 88738

This test estimates the level of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells, using a sensor placed on the skin instead of drawing blood. It provides a quick, needle-free estimate that can be useful for screening before a procedure or for repeated checks over a short period. Because it is an estimate, results suggesting a significant abnormality are typically confirmed with a standard blood draw.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Non-Invasive Skin-Based Hemoglobin Measurement cost?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.37 from a physician practice, and about $7.59 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 4 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$5.37$4.17 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$5.75 to $9.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $11Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $8professional $5

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
$5.01
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.59

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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· 35th of 51

$5.75

NE $20.42DC $3.80

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.