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Gabapentin Blood Level Test

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$16.60$10.72 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$24.55 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $19 to $166Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $3 to $40
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $36professional $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
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$199.53
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.39

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 31st 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.