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Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 8 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$10.23$10.23 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$13.49 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $13 to $132Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $27
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $27professional $10

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
$12.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.47
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.84
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.13

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $13.49 · 34th 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.