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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 October 2026.

How much does Specialized Protein Level Blood Test cost?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.55$7.94 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$12.30 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $12 to $93Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $37
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $25professional $10

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$91.20
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$37.15

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 35th of 51

$12.30

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.