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Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

Missouri 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$13.18$10.00 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$13.49 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $54Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $32
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $21professional $13

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
$11.75
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$32.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.20

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $17.78 · 15th 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.