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Non-Invasive Skin-Based Hemoglobin Measurement

Massachusetts 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?

$6.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.01 from a physician practice, and about $12.30 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 9 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$5.01$4.79 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$7.08 to $15.85

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $5 to $27Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$10$100$1Kfacility $12professional $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
$4.79
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$12.88
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$79.43
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$16.22
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.71
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$15.14
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$26.92
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$79.43
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$16.22

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 18th of 51

$6.61

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.