Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

Delaware 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 October 2026.

How much does Specialized Protein Level Blood Test cost?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$11.22	$8.13 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$23.99	$11.22 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $10 to $62Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $19

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $11.22 Median $11.22 Typical High $29.51	Facility	None	$11.22	$11.22	$29.51
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $7.24 Median $11.22 Typical High $16.98	Professional	None	$7.24	$11.22	$16.98
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $8.91 Median $8.91 Typical High $24.55	Facility	None	$8.91	$8.91	$24.55
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $8.32 Median $15.85 Typical High $91.20	Professional	None	$8.32	$15.85	$91.20
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $10.23 Median $35.48 Typical High $66.07	Facility	None	$10.23	$35.48	$66.07
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $5.75 Median $8.13 Typical High $19.05	Professional	None	$5.75	$8.13	$19.05

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Delaware· 33rd of 51

$12.59

AK $37.15NE $8.13

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.