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Confirming Laboratory Test For Antidepressant Medicines

Washington 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 July 2026.

How much does Confirming Laboratory Test For Antidepressant Medicines cost?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $0.03 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$19.95$19.95 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.03$0.02 to $0.03

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $20Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $20 to $20
$0.1$1.0$10.0facility $0professional $20

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
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.71

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 7413.1 times more in Montana than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington $19.95 · 12th of 51
MT $148OK $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.