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Zonisamide Drug Level Blood Test

Iowa rates for HCPCS 80203

A blood test that measures the amount of zonisamide, a medication used to treat seizures, present in the bloodstream. Doctors use this test to make sure the dose is high enough to control seizures while staying within a safe range and avoiding side effects. Blood is typically drawn at a consistent time relative to a dose to get an accurate reading.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Zonisamide Drug Level Blood Test cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 7 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$12.02$10.23 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$15.85 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $13 to $110Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $87
$10$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $12

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
$13.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$37.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$35.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$32.36
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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· 11th of 51

$18.20

SD $31.62DC $10.00

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.