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Instrument-Read Screening Drug Test

West Virginia 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 5 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$12.88 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$25.70 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $14 to $162Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $56professional $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
$56.23
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$83.18
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$17.38

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $18.62 · 23rd 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.