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Blood Cleaning Through A Charcoal Filter

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 90997

A treatment in which blood is drawn out of the body, passed through a cartridge packed with a binding material such as activated charcoal, and returned. The material traps toxins that would otherwise stay in the bloodstream.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Blood Cleaning Through A Charcoal Filter cost?

$95.50

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $81.28 to $107.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $81 to $81Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $78 to $135
$100$200facility $81professional $95

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$169.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$223.87

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska 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.

Washington, DC· 35th of 51

$95.50

AK $229FL $74.13

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.