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Blood Test Measuring An Anti-Seizure Medication Level

Connecticut 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$12.30$12.30 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$16.22 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $14 to $42Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$10$20$50facility $23professional $12

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
$23.99
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 34th of 51

$13.18

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.