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Blood Test Measuring An Anti-Seizure Medication Level

North Dakota 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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$26.30$16.22 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$9.55 to $13.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $25Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $100
$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $26

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
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$23.44

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.