# Pregnancy blood test panel: what CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield pays, by state

The standard set of blood tests done early in pregnancy.

- Insurer: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Billing code: 80055 (Women's health & maternity)
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, any setting, doctor's fee
- Prices as of: unknown
- All of the insurer's plans pooled; the map also shows single networks

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest | Medicare pays | Median vs Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 168 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $59.29 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Alaska | 21 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $50.11 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Arizona | 242 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $59.29 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Arkansas | 60 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $36.34 | $38.25 | $59.29 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| California | 1,098 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $59.29 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Colorado | 354 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $54.31 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Connecticut | 223 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $60.94 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Delaware | 1,732 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $88.01 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| District of Columbia | 7,794 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $179.54 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Florida | 1,553 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $81.09 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Georgia | 611 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.05 | $38.25 | $63.11 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Guam | 3 | $30.16 | $33.97 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 |  |  |
| Hawaii | 97 | $27.90 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $59.29 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Idaho | 32 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $47.58 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Illinois | 479 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $60.94 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Indiana | 175 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $53.63 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Iowa | 42 | $8.63 | $33.51 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $53.55 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Kansas | 63 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $50.87 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Kentucky | 149 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $59.29 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Louisiana | 155 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $35.81 | $38.25 | $59.29 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Maine | 80 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $79.56 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Maryland | 53,639 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $161.28 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Massachusetts | 507 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $63.11 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Michigan | 359 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $59.67 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Minnesota | 282 | $27.90 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $60.94 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Mississippi | 72 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $59.29 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Missouri | 202 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $81.09 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Montana | 29 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $53.55 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Nebraska | 38 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $60.94 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Nevada | 93 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $59.29 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| New Hampshire | 72 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $47.58 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| New Jersey | 615 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $81.09 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| New Mexico | 80 | $30.16 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $59.29 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| New York | 1,194 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $81.09 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| North Carolina | 989 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $63.88 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| North Dakota | 22 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $56.23 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | $34.43 | $35.39 | $36.34 | $37.30 | $38.25 |  |  |
| Ohio | 458 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $60.94 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Oklahoma | 73 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $65.02 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Oregon | 126 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $65.79 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Pennsylvania | 2,461 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $81.09 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Puerto Rico | 15 | $30.16 | $34.43 | $36.34 | $39.69 | $50.11 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Rhode Island | 83 | $27.90 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $63.11 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| South Carolina | 284 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $59.29 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| South Dakota | 16 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $50.11 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Tennessee | 321 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $63.11 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Texas | 1,059 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $81.09 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 7 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $50.11 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Utah | 77 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $53.55 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Vermont | 26 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $47.58 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Virginia | 20,130 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $161.28 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Washington | 277 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $78.03 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| West Virginia | 422 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $38.25 | $161.28 | $47.81 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Wisconsin | 123 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $50.11 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Wyoming | 18 | $8.63 | $34.43 | $34.43 | $38.25 | $47.58 | $47.81 | 0.7x Medicare |

**“x Medicare”** compares each price with what original Medicare pays for the same lab test under its clinical laboratory fee schedule (26CLABQ4, in force from 2026-10-01): one national price, the same in every state. Insurers write their contracts as a share of Medicare, so 1.3x means the insurer pays 30% more than Medicare would; Medicare Advantage plans generally pay close to 1.0x.

Prices are what the insurer has agreed to pay, not what you will be billed. This is a statewide summary: prices vary far more between towns and between practices than these medians suggest, and "providers" counts everyone with a contracted price, not only those who perform the procedure.

Map: https://medicalpricetransparency.netlify.app/insurers/carefirst/statemap_80055_US.html  
About this insurer's data, and its other procedures: [index.md](index.md)