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Nicotine Level Test

Iowa 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $60.26 to $77.62.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $35 to $112Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $44 to $78
$50$100facility $60professional $62

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
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 50

$61.66

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.