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Gabapentin Blood Level Test

Rhode Island 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 4 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$13.49$13.49 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$25.12 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $22 to $81Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $13

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
$51.29
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.18

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 39th of 51

$18.20

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.