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Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

Kansas 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$11.75$11.75 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$21.88 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $13 to $71Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $21
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $32professional $12

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
$31.62
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$34.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$29.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.99
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
$11.22
Typical High
$23.99

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $15.85 · 25th 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.