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Blood Level Test For A Specific Medication

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 80157

This laboratory test measures the amount of a particular medication present in a blood sample. Doctors order it to check whether a patient is receiving a dose that is high enough to work but not so high that it becomes unsafe. It is commonly used for medications where the right dose can vary significantly from person to person.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Blood Level Test For A Specific Medication cost?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.94 to $19.05.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $35Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$10$20$50facility $19professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.40

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Kansas than in Maryland. 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.

Connecticut· 30th of 51

$12.59

KS $41.69MD $10.00

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.