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Blood Test Measuring An Anti-Seizure Medication Level

Washington, DC 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$10.23$10.23 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$10.23 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $10 to $95Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $48
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$107.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$23.44

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$10.23

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.