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Definitive Cocaine Testing

Maryland rates for HCPCS 80353

Laboratory test that confirms whether cocaine or its breakdown products are present in a sample and identifies them specifically. Unlike a quick screening test, this method separates and identifies the substance itself, so the answer is definitive. It is used to confirm or rule out a screening result.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Definitive Cocaine Testing cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.22 to $21.88.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $14

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
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$16.60

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2344.2 times more in Alaska than in Pennsylvania. 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.

Maryland· 23rd of 51

$14.45

AK $70.79PA $0.03

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.