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Definitive Test For A Substance Without Its Own Test

Colorado rates for HCPCS 80377

A laboratory test that confirms and measures a specific drug or substance in a sample when that substance has no standard named test of its own. The laboratory identifies exactly what is present and how much, rather than simply flagging that something from a broad group may be there.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Definitive Test For A Substance Without Its Own Test cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, 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 $0.05 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$10.72 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$0.05$0.03 to $0.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $0 · 10th to 90th $0 to $31Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $52
$0.1$1$10$100facility $0professional $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
$0.02
Median
$0.03
Typical High
$0.06
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.78

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 31.6 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.

Colorado· 31st of 51

$14.45

AK $100GA $3.16

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.