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General Quantitative Blood Marker Test

Mississippi 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$19.95$14.13 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$19.05 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $17 to $158Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $35
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $35professional $20

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
$37.15
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$29.51

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $28.84 · 13th 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.