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Alkaloid Drug Test, Definitive

Louisiana 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 October 2026.

How much does Alkaloid Drug Test, Definitive cost?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$10.00 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$22.91 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $35Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$0.1$1$10facility $23professional $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
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.05
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.70

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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.

Louisiana· 26th of 51

$22.91

AK $100GA $8.13

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.