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Acetaminophen Blood Level Test

North Carolina 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$14.79$13.49 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$53.70 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $25 to $269Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $25
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $155professional $15

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
$30.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.62
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 2nd of 51

$61.66

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.