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Alkaloid Drug Test, Definitive

South Dakota 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$57.54$25.70 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$57.54 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $24 to $58Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $12 to $72
$0.1$1$10$100facility $58professional $58

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
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 3rd of 51

$57.54

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.