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Definitive Drug Test For Tricyclic Antidepressants

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 80336

A laboratory test that identifies and measures the actual amount of tricyclic and related antidepressant medicines present in a sample. Unlike a quick screening check that only reports positive or negative, this names the specific drug and gives a measured result. It is used to confirm a medicine is being taken as prescribed, to check for a level that is too high, or to help sort out a suspected overdose.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Definitive Drug Test For Tricyclic Antidepressants cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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$15.85$15.85 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$14.45 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $0 to $50Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $15 to $76
$0.1$1$10$100facility $25professional $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
$0.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
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
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 16595.9 times more in Montana than in Arkansas. 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· 17th of 51

$21.88

MT $331AR $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.