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Blood Test Measuring An Anti-Seizure Medication Level

Georgia 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 October 2026.

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

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$6.76 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$13.80 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $48Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $4 to $27
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$26.92
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$28.84
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.69

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Kansas than in Maryland. 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.

Georgia· 29th of 51

$13.18

KS $34.67MD $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.