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Serotonin-Type Antidepressant Testing

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 80332

A laboratory test that looks for antidepressants of the serotonin-acting group, the kind most commonly prescribed for depression and anxiety, in a urine, blood or saliva sample. It names the specific substance found rather than giving a simple positive or negative. It is used to confirm that a prescribed medicine is being taken, or to detect one that was not reported.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Serotonin-Type Antidepressant Testing cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.02$11.22 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$24.55 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $23 to $60Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$10$20$50facility $60professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$13.49

AK $100TX $4.68

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.