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Definitive Drug Test, 8-14 Drug Classes

Montana rates for HCPCS G0481

Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to, GC/MS (any type, single or tandem) and LC/MS (any type, single or tandem and excluding immunoassays (e.g., IA, EIA, ELISA, EMIT, FPIA) and enzymatic methods (e.g., alcohol dehydrogenase)), (2) stable isotope or other universally recognized internal standards in all samples (e.g., to control for matrix effects, interferences and variations in signal strength), and (3) method or drug-specific calibration and matrix-matched quality control material (e.g., to control for instrument variations and mass spectral drift); qualitative or quantitative, all sources, includes specimen validity testing, per day; 8-14 drug class(es), including metabolite(s) if performed

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Definitive Drug Test, 8-14 Drug Classes cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $214 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$141 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$209 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $209 to $316Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $66 to $269
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $209

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$467.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$154.88

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Wyoming than in Georgia. 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.

Montana· 4th of 51

$209

WY $245GA $45.71

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.