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Barbiturate Level

Iowa 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.84 to $38.02.

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 $29 · 10th to 90th $18 to $214Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $21 to $38
$20$50$100$200facility $29professional $30

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
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 50

$30.20

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.