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Instrument-Read Screening Drug Test

Utah 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 7 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$15.14$13.49 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$41.69 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $18 to $617Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $19
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $126professional $15

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
$34.67
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$26.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$69.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.95

Where Utah 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.

Utah $17.78 · 27th 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.