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Point-Of-Care Drug Screening Test

Iowa 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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 7 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$21.88$12.02 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$23.99 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $13 to $209Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $10 to $46
$10$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $22

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
$14.79
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$31.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$30.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$25.70

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.