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Opiate Drug Test, Definitive

Kentucky 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?

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.76 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 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$6.76$6.76 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$0.03 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $0 to $50Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $9professional $7

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$29.51
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$31.62

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $6.76 · 47th 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.