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Phencyclidine (PCP) Drug Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 83992

This laboratory test detects phencyclidine, commonly known as PCP, in a blood or urine sample. It is used in drug screening and toxicology evaluations, including emergency situations where PCP use is suspected as a cause of unusual or dangerous behavior. A positive result confirms recent use of the substance.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Phencyclidine (PCP) Drug Test cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$41.69$22.91 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$53.70 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $2 to $102Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $12 to $162
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $54professional $42

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$36.31

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 1349.0 times more in Oregon than in Pennsylvania. 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.

Washington, DC· 5th of 51

$53.70

OR $67.61PA $0.05

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.