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Instrument-Read Screening Drug Test

Ohio 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 8 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$8.51 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$16.98 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $14 to $89Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $26professional $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
$14.13
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$20.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$32.36
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$208.93
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$30.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.39
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.95

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $16.22 · 40th 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.