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Blood Test Measuring An Anti-Seizure Medication Level

South Carolina 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$10.72$10.72 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$17.78 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $11 to $123Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $43professional $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
$10.72
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.05

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$12.02

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.