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Opiate Drug Test, Definitive

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Opiate Drug Test, Definitive cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$11.75 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$38.02 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $28 to $52Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $31
$10$20$50facility $51professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.84

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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.

North Carolina· 40th of 51

$14.45

AK $100GA $6.76

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.