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Laboratory Measurement Of A Single Substance

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 83008

A laboratory test that looks for one specific substance in a sample and reports that result on its own rather than as part of a panel. It is ordered when a clinician wants that single value rather than a broad screen.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laboratory Measurement Of A Single Substance cost?

$23.44

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.79 to $63.10.

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 $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $158Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $14 to $132
$20$50$100facility $15professional $27

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
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$158.49

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Massachusetts than in Virginia. 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· 45th of 50

$23.44

MA $158VA $14.79

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.