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Urine Alkaloid Test

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Urine Alkaloid Test cost?

$58.88

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26.92 to $81.28.

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 $63 · 10th to 90th $20 to $129Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $13 to $63
$20$50$100facility $63professional $47

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in South Dakota than in Virginia. 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· 7th of 50

$58.88

SD $77.62VA $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.