Urine Drug Panel Of 160 Or More Substances

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0144U

Checks a urine sample for medications and drugs, usually to confirm that someone is taking a prescribed medicine as directed or to detect substances that were not prescribed. At least 160 different substances are measured by mass spectrometry, each reported as a measured amount. The total counts both the drugs themselves and the breakdown products the body forms from them.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Urine Drug Panel Of 160 Or More Substances cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $282 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 20 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$126	$126 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$282	$166 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $69 to $912Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $126 to $162

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $302.00 Median $416.87 Typical High $1,122.02	Facility	Global	$302.00	$416.87	$1,122.02
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $125.89 Median $138.04 Typical High $162.18	Professional	Global	$125.89	$138.04	$162.18
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $39.81 Median $69.18 Typical High $114.82	Facility	Global	$39.81	$69.18	$114.82
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $30.90 Median $50.12 Typical High $169.82	Professional	Global	$30.90	$50.12	$169.82

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 1412.5 times more in Kentucky than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

KY $42,658SC $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.