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Tacrolimus Drug Level Blood Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 80197

This blood test measures the level of the immune-suppressing medication tacrolimus in the bloodstream. It is used to make sure a patient, often someone who has had an organ transplant, is receiving a safe and effective dose of the medication.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tacrolimus Drug Level Blood Test cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$12.59$12.02 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$15.49 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $14 to $110Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $16professional $13

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
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.85
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.05

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $13.80 · 42nd of 51
WV $126TN $12.30

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.