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Congo Red, Blood

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS P2029

Congo red, blood

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Congo Red, Blood cost?

$4.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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 8 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$3.98$3.89 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$6.03 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $4 to $22Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $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
$4.17
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$11.75
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$7.24
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$8.51
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$14.45
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.30
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$7.41

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $4.47 · 31st of 51
AK $8.91NM $3.72

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.