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Alkaloid Drug Test, Definitive

Vermont 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $170 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 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$27.54$14.45 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$8.51 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $1 to $195Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $13 to $81
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $170professional $28

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$81.28

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 13th of 51

$28.18

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.