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General Quantitative Blood Marker Test

Montana 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 Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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$15.49$13.49 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$23.44 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $21 to $245Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $26
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $78professional $15

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
$75.86
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$52.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$18.20

Where Montana 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.

Montana $17.38 · 34th 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.