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Blood Test To Monitor A Specific Medication Level

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 80183

This blood test measures the level of a specific medication in the body. It is used to make sure the amount of the drug in a person's system is within a safe and effective range.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Test To Monitor A Specific Medication Level cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$10.72$10.47 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$12.59 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $10 to $224Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $44professional $11

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
$10.72
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.20
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Pennsylvania than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $16.22 · 19th of 51
PA $33.11DC $10.00

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.