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Confirming Laboratory Test For Antidepressant Medicines

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 80338

A laboratory test that identifies exactly which antidepressant medicines are present in a sample, usually urine or blood. It covers antidepressants that do not fall into one of the separately named groups, and unlike a quick screening check it names the specific substances found.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Confirming Laboratory Test For Antidepressant Medicines cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.02 to $38.90.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $22 to $39Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20
$10$20facility $39professional $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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
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
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3981.1 times more in Montana than in Tennessee. 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· 22nd of 51

$16.22

MT $79.43TN $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.