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Definitive Drug Test for Unnamed Substances

Washington rates for HCPCS 80376

A laboratory test that confirms exactly which drugs or substances are present in a sample, used for substances that have no standard named test of their own. Unlike a rapid screening cup, it identifies each substance specifically and can measure how much is there. How many groups of substances are examined together in one run determines which version of the service applies.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Definitive Drug Test for Unnamed Substances cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 9 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$18.20$5.13 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$5.13 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $0 to $48Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $5 to $54
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $48professional $18

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
$0.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.70
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.49

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 2691.5 times more in Alaska than in Pennsylvania. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington $21.38 · 18th of 51
AK $81.28PA $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.