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Gabapentin Blood Level Test

South Dakota 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$30.90$16.98 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$25.70 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $21 to $42Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $14 to $52
$10$20$50$100facility $42professional $31

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
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$25.70
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.70
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 2nd of 51

$36.31

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.