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General Quantitative Blood Marker Test

Kentucky 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$12.59$11.22 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$25.70 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $14 to $282Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $63professional $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
$14.13
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$17.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.20

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $15.14 · 44th 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.