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Zonisamide Drug Level Blood Test

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Zonisamide Drug Level Blood Test cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$15.14$13.18 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$13.18 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $79Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22
$10$20$50facility $25professional $15

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
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$22.39
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.14

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 16th of 51

$15.14

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.