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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 October 2026.

How much does Broad Medication And Substance Screen cost?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

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

Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,122
$500$1Kprofessional $1,122

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47

Where California sits

The same service costs 37.2 times more in Texas than in South Carolina. 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· 2nd of 30

$1,122

TX $1,122SC $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.