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Tacrolimus Drug Level Blood Test

South Dakota 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$9.55 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$15.49 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $229Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $33
$10$20$50$100$200facility $21professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 17th of 51

$15.85

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.