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Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

Indiana 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$11.22$9.55 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$13.49 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $89Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $22professional $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
$13.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$13.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.79

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $13.49 · 39th 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.