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Nicotine Level Test

California rates for HCPCS 83887

Measures nicotine in a sample taken from the body. It is used to confirm whether someone has been using tobacco or another nicotine product, for example before surgery, as part of a transplant assessment, or for an insurance or workplace evaluation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nicotine Level Test cost?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.42 to $112.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $20 to $112Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $37 to $398
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $42professional $47

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29

Where California sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Massachusetts than in Kansas. 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.

California· 11th of 50

$46.77

MA $112KS $20.42

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.