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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 July 2026.

How much does Tacrolimus Drug Level Blood Test cost?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$14.45$12.02 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$16.60 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $14 to $107Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $19
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $23professional $14

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
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.92
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$28.18

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $16.60 · 30th 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.