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Laboratory Measurement Of A Single Substance

California rates for HCPCS 83071

A laboratory test that looks for one specific substance in a sample and reports that result on its own rather than as part of a panel. It is ordered when a clinician wants that single value rather than a broad screen.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laboratory Measurement Of A Single Substance cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.17 to $89.13.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $100Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $398
$5$20$100$500facility $12professional $13

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$15.85
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45

Where California sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Massachusetts than in Virginia. 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.

California· 10th of 50

$13.49

MA $100VA $6.17

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.