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Gabapentin Blood Level Test

Connecticut 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 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$12.02$12.02 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$21.88 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $20 to $60Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $12

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
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$38.02

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 51st of 51

$13.18

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.