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Opiate Drug Test, Definitive

Louisiana 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 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 5 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$13.80$10.23 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$0.02 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $0 to $32Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $0 to $32
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $10professional $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. 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
$0.02
Typical High
$0.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.92
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$31.62

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $13.18 · 38th 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.