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General Quantitative Blood Marker Test

Louisiana 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 5 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$13.80$11.75 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$20.89 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $18 to $100Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $22
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $33professional $14

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
$19.05
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.20

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $20.89 · 24th 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.