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General Quantitative Blood Marker Test

Indiana 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 6 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$13.49$11.22 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$17.38 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $17 to $148Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $41professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.05

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $17.38 · 38th 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.