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Blood Test Measuring An Anti-Seizure Medication Level

Vermont 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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$23.99$23.44 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$107 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $14 to $2,512Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $11 to $24
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $170professional $24

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$37.15

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 3rd of 51

$23.99

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.