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Laboratory Test For A Specific Substance

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 82651

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 July 2026.

How much does Laboratory Test For A Specific Substance cost?

$37.15

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22.39 to $95.50.

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 $25 · 10th to 90th $18 to $123Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $21 to $93
$20$50$100facility $25professional $41

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
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.5 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

$37.15

TN $123AK $22.39

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.