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General Quantitative Blood Marker Test

Washington 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 Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$15.14$11.75 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$21.38 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $16 to $174Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $26
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $50professional $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
$16.22
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.70
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$34.67
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$34.67
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$19.50

Where Washington 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.

Washington $17.38 · 36th 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.