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General Quantitative Blood Marker Test

Iowa 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 8 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$23.99$13.18 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$33.88 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $19 to $977Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $13 to $93
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $58professional $24

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
$20.42
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$39.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $33.11 · 9th 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.