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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 October 2026.

How much does Instrument-Read Screening Drug Test cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.33$7.24 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$16.98 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $44Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$19.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$28.18
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$173.78
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$32.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.38
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.99

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Ohio· 41st of 51

$13.80

MN $97.72KY $10.23

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.