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Congo Red, Blood

Maryland rates for HCPCS P2029

Congo red, blood

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Congo Red, Blood cost?

$3.63

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.63 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2.95 to $3.98.

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 $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $5
$2$5$10facility $3professional $4

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$3.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$5.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$3.63
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$7.41
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.74
Typical High
$0.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.55
Median
$0.56
Typical High
$0.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.37
Median
$0.37
Typical High
$0.37

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Mississippi than in Kentucky. 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· 35th of 51

$3.63

MS $8.91KY $2.45

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.