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Definitive Test for Buprenorphine

Iowa rates for HCPCS 80348

A laboratory test that confirms whether buprenorphine — a medicine used to treat opioid dependence and, in some forms, pain — and its breakdown products are present in a sample, and can measure how much. Unlike a rapid screening cup, it identifies the specific substance rather than flagging a broad group. Results are used to check that a prescribed medicine is being taken as intended or to look into an unexpected screening result.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Definitive Test for Buprenorphine cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.38 to $28.18.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $32Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $17 to $35
$0.1$1$10$100facility $0professional $20

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
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.04
Median
$0.04
Typical High
$0.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3981.1 times more in Illinois 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.

Iowa· 22nd of 51

$19.50

IL $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.