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Acetaminophen Blood Level Test

Connecticut 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 6 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$12.30$12.30 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$25.12 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $19 to $68Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $20
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $35professional $12

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
$18.62
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.84
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$32.36

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 38th of 51

$18.62

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.