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Instrument-Read Screening Drug Test

Washington, DC 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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 5 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$12.88$12.88 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$12.88 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $54Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $50
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $13professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$134.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$25.12

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $12.88 · 50th 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.