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Non-Invasive Skin-Based Hemoglobin Measurement

Missouri 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?

$6.03

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.75 from a physician practice, and about $7.94 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 7 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$5.75$4.27 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.94$5.01 to $9.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $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
$4.90
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$17.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$15.49
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$10.23

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 24th of 51

$6.03

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.