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Blood Test Measuring An Anti-Seizure Medication Level

Nebraska 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 6 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$11.22$9.12 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$32.36 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $10 to $166Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $91
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $56professional $11

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
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.14
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.18
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$27.54

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nebraska $22.39 · 5th of 51
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.