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Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

New Mexico 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 5 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$12.02$10.23 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$20.89 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $16 to $132Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $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
$16.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.23

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico $13.49 · 36th 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.