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Tacrolimus Drug Level Blood Test

Colorado 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 7 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$10.47 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$25.12 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $13 to $229Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $14
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $54professional $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
$12.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.60
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.80

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $18.20 · 25th 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.