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Tacrolimus Drug Level Blood Test

Iowa 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 October 2026.

How much does Tacrolimus Drug Level Blood Test cost?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$10.72 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$16.60 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $14 to $43Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $14

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
$10.72
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$35.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$18.20
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.05
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$16.60

AK $41.69MD $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.