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Blood Test Measuring An Anti-Seizure Medication Level

Alabama rates for HCPCS 80186

This blood test measures the level of a specific anti-seizure medication in the bloodstream, helping doctors confirm the dose is high enough to control seizures without reaching a level that causes side effects. It's typically ordered periodically for patients on long-term seizure medication, especially after a dose change or if seizures continue or side effects appear. It requires only a standard blood draw.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Test Measuring An Anti-Seizure Medication Level cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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 5 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$12.59$11.22 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$14.13 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $12 to $22Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$10$20facility $16professional $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
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.05

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alabama· 24th of 51

$15.14

SD $26.92DC $10.23

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.