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Non-Invasive Skin-Based Hemoglobin Measurement

Louisiana 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?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, 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 $6.92 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$5.01 to $6.46
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.92$6.03 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $18Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $8
$2$5$10$20facility $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
$5.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.92
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$8.13

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 22nd of 51

$6.17

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.