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Laboratory Measurement Of A Single Substance

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 83071

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?

$8.91

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.17 to $25.70.

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 $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $100Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100facility $6professional $11

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
$21.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 16.2 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· 44th of 50

$8.91

MA $100VA $6.17

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.