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Instrument-Read Screening Drug Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 80306

This laboratory service screens a urine or other body fluid sample for the presence of drugs or drug classes using an automated instrument to read the results, rather than a person visually checking a test strip. It provides a preliminary, or presumptive, result indicating whether certain substances may be present, and further confirmatory testing is typically needed for a definitive result. It covers all the screening performed on a single day for one person.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Instrument-Read Screening Drug Test cost?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.90$19.95 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$57.54 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $21 to $186Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $15 to $69
$10$20$50$100$200facility $69professional $39

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$32.36
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$186.21
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$83.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$51.29

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$54.95

MN $97.72KY $10.23

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.