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Point-Of-Care Drug Screening Test

Washington, DC 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 Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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$9.33$9.33 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$9.33 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $40Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $9professional $9

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$97.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$18.62

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st 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.