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Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

Nebraska 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 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$12.30$8.91 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$6.76 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $4 to $98Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $89
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $11professional $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
$3.80
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.18
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.49

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $11.75 · 49th 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.