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Zonisamide Drug Level Blood Test

Louisiana 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 October 2026.

How much does Zonisamide Drug Level Blood Test cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$12.88$7.59 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$13.49 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $43Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20
$10$20$50facility $16professional $13

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
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.47
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$22.39

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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· 23rd of 51

$14.13

AK $29.51GA $8.71

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.