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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 October 2026.

How much does Instrument-Read Screening Drug Test cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$10.23 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$17.78 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $18 to $126Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $14

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
$17.78
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$69.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.23

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 15th of 51

$17.78

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.