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Thirty-One Drug Level Panel

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 0051U

Measures the levels of a fixed list of 31 medications and drugs, to establish what a person is taking and how much. The panel can be run on urine or blood and reports a measured amount for each substance rather than simply whether it is present.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Thirty-One Drug Level Panel cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 5 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$135$135 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$245 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $245 to $661Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $112 to $204
$50$100$200$500facility $389professional $135

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
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$354.81
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$407.38

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in North Dakota than in Alabama. 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.

Connecticut· 49th of 51

$135

ND $427AL $123

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.