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Instrument-Read Screening Drug Test

Louisiana 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 4 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$19.05$15.14 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$20.89 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $69Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $23professional $19

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
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.95

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $20.89 · 16th 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.