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Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$8.71 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$16.22 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $15 to $52Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $11

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.39

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 22nd of 51

$14.13

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.