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Acetaminophen Blood Level Test

Louisiana 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$20.42$14.13 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$22.39 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $20 to $105Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $27professional $20

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
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.38
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
$19.95

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 29th of 51

$22.91

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.