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Drug Class Screening Test

California rates for HCPCS 80101

A screening test that checks a sample for signs of one class of drugs, such as opiates or benzodiazepines. It gives a preliminary present-or-absent answer, and anything that looks positive is normally followed by a more specific test to confirm exactly which substance is there.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Drug Class Screening Test cost?

$20.42

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.25 to $43.65.

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 $17 · 10th to 90th $5 to $54Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $43 to $1,738
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $17professional $407

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$53.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where California sits

The same service costs 12.9 times more in Hawaii than in North Dakota. 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· 22nd of 33

$20.42

HI $67.61ND $5.25

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.