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Benzodiazepine Drug Test, Definitive

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 80346

Identifies and measures benzodiazepines, a family of sedative and anti-anxiety medicines, and names which specific ones are present in a sample. It goes beyond a quick screening check, which can only say that something in the group appears to be there.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Benzodiazepine Drug Test, Definitive cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$13.49$11.48 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$38.02 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $25 to $50Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $28
$10$20$50facility $49professional $13

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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
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
$33.88
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
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.70

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 15.5 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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· 37th of 51

$14.45

AK $100GA $6.46

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.