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Gabapentin Blood Level Test

Maryland 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 6 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$16.22$14.45 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$9.55 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $39Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $27
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $16

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.20
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$32.36

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$16.22

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.