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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 July 2026.

How much does Specialized Protein Level Blood Test cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 4 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$14.13$10.23 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$18.62 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $16 to $87Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $41professional $14

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
$29.51
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$26.92

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $14.13 · 33rd 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.