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Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

Colorado 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 7 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$10.47$10.00 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$18.20 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $10 to $81Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $38professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.22
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$37.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.88

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $12.88 · 41st 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.