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Urine Alkaloid Test

Texas 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$46.77$44.67 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$26.92 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $27 to $145Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $45 to $59
$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $38professional $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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Tennessee than in Alaska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Texas $43.65 · 42nd of 50
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.