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Congo Red, Blood

North Carolina rates for HCPCS P2029

Congo red, blood

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Congo Red, Blood cost?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.47 from a physician practice, and about $3.98 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.47$3.09 to $3.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.98$3.98 to $5.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2$5$10facility $4professional $3

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$0.79
Typical High
$0.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.59
Median
$0.59
Typical High
$0.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.40
Median
$0.40
Typical High
$0.40
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$3.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$7.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.75
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$6.17

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 28th of 51

$3.98

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.