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Barbiturate Level

California rates for HCPCS 82205

A laboratory test that looks for barbiturates, an older family of strong sedative medicines, in a sample. It is used to help explain unexplained drowsiness or coma, to assess a suspected overdose, and to monitor treatment where one of these medicines is prescribed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Barbiturate Level cost?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.23 to $214.

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 $24 · 10th to 90th $10 to $214Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $398
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $24professional $23

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
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$38.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55

Where California sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Massachusetts than in Kansas. 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· 8th of 50

$22.91

MA $214KS $10.23

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.