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Confirming Laboratory Test For Synthetic Cannabinoids

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 80352

A laboratory test that identifies which synthetic cannabinoids are present in a sample, usually urine. These are laboratory-made chemicals sprayed onto plant material and sold under street names, and they are not detected by ordinary cannabis screening tests, so a dedicated method is needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Confirming Laboratory Test For Synthetic Cannabinoids cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 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$18.20$10.23 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$5.89 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $0 to $50Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $76
$0.1$1$10$100facility $19professional $18

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 8511.4 times more in Montana than in Oklahoma. 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· 19th of 51

$18.20

MT $170OK $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.