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Breath Alcohol Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 82075

Measures the amount of alcohol in a sample of exhaled breath. The person breathes into a device that estimates the blood alcohol level from the air coming out of the lungs, giving a result within moments and without a needle.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Breath Alcohol Test cost?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 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$37.15$18.20 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$44.67 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $36 to $83Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $10 to $135
$10$20$50$100$200facility $49professional $37

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.30

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Delaware than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 7th of 51

$44.67

DE $89.13KY $12.02

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.