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Specialized Protein Level Blood Test

West 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 5 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$10.96$10.23 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$11.22 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $105Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $20professional $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
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$91.20
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$112.20
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.05

Where West 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.

West Virginia $11.22 · 50th 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.