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Blood Test Measuring An Anti-Seizure Medication Level

Virginia 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.55$7.24 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$13.80 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $72Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $22professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.47
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.45
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
$5.13
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.57

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 51

$11.22

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.