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Point-Of-Care Drug Screening Test

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 80305

This is an initial drug screening test that gives a preliminary result read directly by the person performing the test, using a device such as a testing strip, cup, or cartridge, without needing separate lab instruments. It indicates which general types of drugs may be present in a person's system, and results are typically confirmed with more precise testing if needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Point-Of-Care Drug Screening Test cost?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$7.08$7.08 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$12.59 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $38Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $14
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $7

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
$12.59
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$21.88

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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· 50th of 51

$9.33

SD $56.23DC $9.33

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.