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Acetaminophen Blood Level Test

Iowa 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 7 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$22.39$14.45 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$28.18 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $19 to $195Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $123
$20$50$100$200facility $62professional $22

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
$97.72
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$42.66
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$40.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$43.65

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.