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Anabolic Steroid Testing

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 80327

A laboratory test that looks for anabolic steroids, synthetic relatives of testosterone, in a urine or blood sample and names the specific substance found rather than giving a simple positive or negative. It is used when steroid use is suspected, as part of monitoring in a treatment program, or for a workplace or sports-related check.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Anabolic Steroid Testing cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$15.85$13.49 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$30.90 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $10 to $178Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $36
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $42professional $16

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
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$34.67
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3162.3 times more in North Dakota than in Pennsylvania. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $19.50 · 21st of 51
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.