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Gabapentin Blood Level Test

Iowa 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 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 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 $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$21.88 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $17 to $63Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $145
$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $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
$16.60
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$47.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$46.77
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 18th of 51

$22.91

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.