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Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, 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 $28.84 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$6.76 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$16.60 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $11 to $107Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $29professional $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
$11.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$18.62
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.05
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.05

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $12.30 · 46th 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.