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Non-Invasive Skin-Based Hemoglobin Measurement

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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 6 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$4.47$3.80 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$8.13 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $69Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $11professional $4

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
$10.96
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$14.13
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$14.79
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$5.62
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$25,118.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.24

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 23rd 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.