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Gabapentin Blood Level Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 80171

This blood test measures the amount of gabapentin, a medication commonly used for nerve pain and seizures, present in the bloodstream. It helps confirm that a person is taking the medication as prescribed and can guide dose adjustments.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gabapentin Blood Level Test cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 4 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$18.20$14.45 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$16.22 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $32Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $25
$10$20$50facility $21professional $18

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
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.20

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Connecticut. 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.

Alabama· 35th of 51

$18.62

AK $48.98CT $13.18

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.