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Meningitis and Encephalitis Panel

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87483

A test on spinal fluid that searches for the genetic material of many germs that infect the brain and its lining, covering bacteria, viruses and fungi in a single run. It gives answers far faster than growing the organism in culture, so treatment can be narrowed quickly.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Meningitis and Encephalitis Panel cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 4 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$347$275 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$191 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $162 to $832Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $251 to $479
$200$500$1Kfacility $417professional $347

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
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$436.52

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alabama· 47th of 51

$347

AK $933DC $309

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.