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Opiate Drug Test, Definitive

Connecticut 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$16.60$6.76 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$26.30 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $13 to $83Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $33
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $30professional $17

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$37.15
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.11
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$48.98

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $18.20 · 21st 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.