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Blood Test For A Heart Strain Protein

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 83006

Measures the level of a protein in the blood that rises when the heart muscle is stretched and under strain. The result helps clinicians judge how much stress the heart is under and what the outlook is for someone with heart failure, alongside examination and other tests. It is a routine blood draw with the sample analyzed in a laboratory.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Blood Test For A Heart Strain Protein cost?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $31.62 to $120.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $50 to $191Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $16 to $380
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $141professional $46

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
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$91.20
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Tennessee· 23rd of 51

$56.23

AK $170KY $28.18

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.