go back

Definitive Test for Benzodiazepines

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 80347

A laboratory test that identifies specific benzodiazepines — sedative and anti-anxiety medicines — in urine or another body-fluid sample and reports exactly which ones are present. Unlike a rapid screening test that only signals that something in the class may be there, this method names the individual substances. It is used in medication monitoring and in evaluating possible misuse.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Definitive Test for Benzodiazepines cost?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 7 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$36.31$21.38 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$16.22 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $0 to $54Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $17 to $76
$0.1$1$10$100facility $32professional $36

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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 107151.9 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· 16th of 51

$32.36

MT $2,138AR $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.