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Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

Tennessee 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 6 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$10.72$10.23 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$13.49 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $10 to $72Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $15
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $48professional $11

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
$10.72
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.05

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $10.96 · 51st 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.