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Definitive Test for Buprenorphine

North Carolina 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.71 to $16.98.

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 $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $38Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $21
$10$20facility $22professional $10

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
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
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
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39

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· 38th of 51

$10.00

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.