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General Quantitative Blood Marker Test

North Carolina 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 8 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$12.30 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$33.11 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $15 to $263Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $33
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $74professional $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
$15.14
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.20
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $25.70 · 17th 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.