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General Quantitative Blood Marker Test

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 83520

This laboratory test measures the amount of a specific substance in a blood or fluid sample using an antibody-based technique. It is a flexible test method labs use to measure hormones, proteins, or other markers not covered by a more specific standard test, as part of diagnosis or monitoring.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does General Quantitative Blood Marker Test cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$21.88$13.18 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$19.50 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $170Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $22professional $22

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
$18.20
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.88

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in South Dakota than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $21.88 · 20th of 51
SD $83.18VT $12.30

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.