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Opiate Drug Test, Definitive

Colorado rates for HCPCS 80361

Identifies and measures opiates, the group of pain-relieving drugs that includes morphine and codeine, and names which ones are actually present in a sample. A rapid screening check can only suggest that something in the group may be there; this test settles the question and reports the amount.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opiate Drug Test, Definitive cost?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $0.05 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 7 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$10.72$10.47 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.05$0.03 to $0.06

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $0Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $0professional $11

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.05
Typical High
$0.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$0.48
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.84
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.39

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2630.3 times more in North Dakota than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $10.23 · 43rd of 51
ND $79.43NJ $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.