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Gabapentin Blood Level Test

North Carolina 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$17.38$15.49 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$17.78 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $224Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$10$20$50$100$200facility $23professional $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
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 51

$17.38

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.