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Lab Test For Serotonin-Type Antidepressants

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 80333

A laboratory test that identifies and measures specific antidepressant medicines of the serotonin-acting class in a blood or urine sample. It uses precise chemical analysis to name the individual drug present and how much of it there is, rather than giving a simple positive or negative screen. Several drugs of the class are covered by the single test.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lab Test For Serotonin-Type Antidepressants cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 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$16.60$12.30 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$8.91 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $0 to $50Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $76
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $18professional $17

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
$0.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5128.6 times more in Kansas than in Arkansas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $17.78 · 18th of 51
KS $102AR $0.02

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.