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Presumptive Drug Screening Test

California rates for HCPCS 80301

A screening test that checks a sample for signs that drugs are present. It gives a preliminary answer rather than a definite identification, and anything that looks positive is normally followed by a more specific test that names the exact substance and how much of it is there.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Presumptive Drug Screening Test cost?

$224

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $224 to $224.

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 $224 · 10th to 90th $224 to $224Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,698
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $224professional $398

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
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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98

Where California sits

The same service costs 2630.3 times more in Kentucky than in New Jersey. 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· 7th of 23

$224

KY $42,658NJ $16.22

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.