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Confirmation Test For A Drug Found On Screening

California rates for HCPCS 80102

A follow-up laboratory test that confirms the identity of a substance flagged by an initial drug screen, using a method that identifies it specifically rather than by a general reaction. It is performed once for each substance being confirmed, because screening results can be set off by look-alike compounds.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Confirmation Test For A Drug Found On Screening cost?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.75 to $89.13.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $12 to $89Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $20 to $398
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $24professional $26

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84

Where California sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Hawaii than in Alaska. 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· 12th of 51

$25.70

HI $97.72AK $11.75

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.