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Broad Medication And Substance Screen

California rates for HCPCS 0006U

Used to check which medications and other substances a person has been taking. It screens a sample for about 120 different substances, spanning prescription and over-the-counter medicines, supplements and food-related substances, and reports each one as detected or not detected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Broad Medication And Substance Screen cost?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $1,122.

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 $603 · 10th to 90th $603 to $603Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,122
$500.0$1.0Kfacility $603professional $1,122

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
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47

Where California sits

The same service costs 2089.3 times more in Ohio than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $603 · 9th of 36
OH $63,096SC $30.20

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.