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Tacrolimus Drug Level Blood Test

Washington, DC 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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$10.23$10.23 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$31.62 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $17 to $501Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $48
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $83professional $10

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
$25.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$107.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$29.51

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. 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.

Washington, DC· 4th of 51

$38.90

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.