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General Quantitative Blood Marker Test

Rhode Island 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 4 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$13.49$12.88 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$30.90 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $20 to $117Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $58professional $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
$38.90
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.70

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $19.50 · 26th 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.