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Alkaloid Drug Test, Definitive

Virginia 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$10.96 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$20.89 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $14 to $7,413Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $34
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $30professional $17

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
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 33rd of 51

$17.38

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.