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Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 8 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$10.96 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$12.88 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $120Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $22
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $23professional $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
$10.96
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.05
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $16.60 · 20th 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.