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Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

Arizona rates for HCPCS 83883

This laboratory test uses a light-scattering technique to measure the level of a specific protein in the blood when that particular protein does not have its own dedicated test listing. It is used when a lab needs to quantify a less commonly tested blood protein using this particular method.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Specialized Protein Level Blood Test cost?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 6 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$10.96$9.12 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$15.14 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $79Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $89
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $28professional $11

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
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in South Dakota than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $12.30 · 43rd of 51
SD $37.15TN $10.96

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.