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Laboratory Test For A Specific Substance

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 82654

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?

$28.84

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.88 to $58.88.

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 $29 · 10th to 90th $10 to $59Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $11 to $48
$10$20$50facility $29professional $28

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
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.02
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 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· 7th of 50

$28.84

SD $36.31AK $12.30

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.