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Urine Alkaloid Test

California rates for HCPCS 82101

Measures alkaloids in a urine sample. Alkaloids are a large family of nitrogen-containing plant compounds that includes many medicines and drugs of abuse, such as morphine, quinine and nicotine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Urine Alkaloid Test cost?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26.92 to $145.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $22 to $145Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $47 to $398
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $47professional $59

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$57.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where California sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Tennessee 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.

California· 14th of 50

$50.12

TN $145AK $26.92

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.