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Acetaminophen Blood Level Test

Virginia 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 8 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$12.59 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$20.42 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $19 to $214Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $25
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $81professional $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
$20.42
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$12.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$38.90
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.62

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 31st of 51

$21.38

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.