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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 July 2026.

How much does Urine Alkaloid Test cost?

$41.69

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26.92 to $132.

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 $31 · 10th to 90th $20 to $145Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $13 to $63
$20$50$100facility $31professional $47

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 50

$41.69

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.