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Definitive Test For Ecstasy-Type Drugs

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 80359

Identifies methylenedioxyamphetamines, the family that includes ecstasy or MDMA, in a sample, usually urine. Unlike a quick screening check that only flags a broad drug class, this laboratory method names the exact substance present, so a positive result is far more specific.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Definitive Test For Ecstasy-Type Drugs cost?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $0.06 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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$14.13$10.96 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.06$0.06 to $0.06

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $13Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$0.1$1$10facility $0professional $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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$0.06
Typical High
$0.06
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.30

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2630.3 times more in North Dakota 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$11.22

ND $79.43PA $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.