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General Quantitative Blood Marker Test

Vermont 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$11.75$11.48 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$162 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $29 to $269Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $219professional $12

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$38.02

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $12.30 · 51st 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.