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Instrument-Read Screening Drug Test

Maryland 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $12.59 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$14.13$12.59 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.59$9.33 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $339Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $35
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $13professional $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
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$35.48
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$32.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.22
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$25.70

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $14.13 · 47th 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.