go back

Alkaloid Drug Test, Definitive

New Mexico 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $9.12 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$10.23$9.55 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.12$0.03 to $56,234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $0 to $81,283Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $9professional $10

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.42

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 3162.3 times more in North Dakota than in Pennsylvania. 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.

New Mexico· 45th of 51

$10.23

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.