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Tacrolimus Drug Level Blood Test

Louisiana 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$8.13 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$13.49 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $49Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $27
$10$20$50facility $18professional $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
$14.45
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.55
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$28.18

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 21st of 51

$15.14

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.