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Gabapentin Blood Level Test

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 8 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$14.13 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$21.88 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $98Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $37
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $23professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.45
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$45.71
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.20

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd 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.