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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 October 2026.

How much does Specialized Protein Level Blood Test cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.22$8.13 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$23.44 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $12 to $126Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $27
$10$20$50$100facility $52professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.30
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.32

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Mexico· 29th of 51

$12.88

AK $37.15NE $8.13

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.