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Gabapentin Blood Level Test

Colorado 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$16.60$14.45 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$28.84 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $17 to $110Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20
$10$20$50$100facility $59professional $17

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
$13.80
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$30.90
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$45.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.20

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 30th of 51

$19.50

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.