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Point-Of-Care Drug Screening Test

Montana 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$14.13$12.59 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$16.98 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $16 to $151Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $39
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $17professional $14

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
$51.29
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$32.36
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$38.02
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$72.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$14.79

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$15.85

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.