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Acetaminophen Blood Level Test

Tennessee 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$14.13$14.13 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$20.89 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $14 to $191Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $19
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $60professional $14

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
$14.79
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$26.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$18.62

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 47th of 51

$15.85

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.