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Point-Of-Care Drug Screening Test

Kentucky 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 6 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$10.00$6.92 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$13.18 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $10 to $186Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $35professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.71
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.79

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 41st of 51

$12.30

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.