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Instrument-Read Screening Drug Test

Arizona 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 July 2026.

How much does Instrument-Read Screening Drug Test cost?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$13.80$11.48 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$20.42 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $13 to $81Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $29
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $35professional $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
$20.42
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.95

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in South Dakota than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $16.98 · 32nd of 51
SD $53.70CT $12.02

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.