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Laboratory Test For A Specific Substance

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 82649

A laboratory measurement of one particular substance in a sample taken from the body. A test like this is ordered when the amount of that specific substance is needed to help reach a diagnosis or to guide treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Laboratory Test For A Specific Substance cost?

$50.12

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $72.44.

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 $54 · 10th to 90th $18 to $110Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $21 to $72
$20$50$100facility $54professional $41

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
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in South Dakota 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.

North Carolina· 11th of 50

$50.12

SD $67.61KS $22.91

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.