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Zonisamide Drug Level Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$10.72$10.72 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$17.38 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $11 to $224Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $44
$10$20$50$100$200facility $44professional $11

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
$10.72
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.20
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 14th of 51

$16.22

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.