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Carbon Monoxide Level Through The Skin

Maryland rates for HCPCS 88740

Measures how much of the blood's oxygen-carrying pigment is bound up with carbon monoxide, using a sensor resting on the skin instead of a needle. It gives a reading within moments and is used when carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected, for example after smoke inhalation or exposure to a faulty heater.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Carbon Monoxide Level Through The Skin cost?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.17 to $7.76.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $4professional $7

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$17.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$11.22
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$14.13

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in South Dakota than in Florida. 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$7.08

SD $17.78FL $6.61

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.