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Alkaloid Drug Test, Definitive

North Carolina 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.49$11.22 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$37.15 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $31 to $63Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $38
$10$20$50facility $39professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$102.33

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 51

$13.49

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.