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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 October 2026.

How much does General Quantitative Blood Marker Test cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $229 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.95$10.47 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$186 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $123 to $355Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$10$20$50$100$200facility $229professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.84

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Vermont than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$229

VT $229KY $11.22

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.