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Alkaloid Drug Test, Definitive

Georgia rates for HCPCS 80323

A laboratory test that identifies and measures alkaloids, a family of plant-derived compounds that includes a number of medicines and drugs of abuse. Unlike a quick screening check that only flags a broad class, this method names the exact substance present and reports how much of it there is.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Alkaloid Drug Test, Definitive cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 6 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$8.13$8.13 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$16.60 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $25
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $28professional $8

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
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.17
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$43.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.92

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 3162.3 times more in North Dakota than in Pennsylvania. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Georgia $14.45 · 31st of 51
ND $95.50PA $0.03

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.