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Alcohol (Ethanol) Level

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 82055

A laboratory measurement of how much alcohol is present in a body-fluid sample such as blood or urine, rather than from a breath device. It is used in emergency care to help explain symptoms and wherever a precise measured value is needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Alcohol (Ethanol) Level cost?

$18.20

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.72 to $22.91.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $33
$10$20$50facility $19professional $17

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
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Illinois than in Alaska. 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· 20th of 51

$18.20

IL $33.88AK $9.33

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.