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Blood Test Measuring An Anti-Seizure Medication Level

Rhode Island 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 4 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$14.45$10.23 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$17.78 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $16 to $87Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $42professional $14

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
$22.39
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$27.54

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $14.45 · 28th 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.