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Point-Of-Care Drug Screening Test

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$11.75$9.33 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$9.55 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $8 to $257Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $26
$10$20$50$100$200facility $174professional $12

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
$9.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$43.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.75
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 42nd 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.