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Point-Of-Care Drug Screening Test

North Carolina 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$12.59$10.00 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$14.79 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $10 to $759Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $35
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $123professional $13

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
$10.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$14.79
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 22nd of 51

$14.13

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.