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Acetaminophen Blood Level Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 80143

This blood test measures the level of acetaminophen, a common over-the-counter medication used to relieve pain and reduce fever, in a person's bloodstream. It is used to check whether a dose is in a safe range, or to help evaluate a suspected overdose or unexpected reaction to the medication. Results help guide dosing or emergency treatment decisions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Acetaminophen Blood Level Test cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 5 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$15.85$12.30 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$16.60 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $110Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $21
$10$20$50$100$200facility $21professional $16

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
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.62

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in South Carolina than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alabama· 43rd of 51

$18.20

SC $186DC $14.13

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.