Procedure · Updated Aug 1, 2026
Drug test: CPT code and Medicare rate
A presumptive point-of-care drug screen read visually — the dip-card style test used most often in pain management, addiction treatment, and monitoring programs.
Also called: drug screen, urine drug screen, tox screen.
Usually billed as
80305 has no national Medicare amount in the Q3 2026 release — its status is statutory exclusion. What Medicare pays depends on the circumstances of the individual claim.
A presumptive screen only flags what may be present. Confirming exactly which substance and how much requires separate definitive testing.
Common questions
- Drug test: which code is it?
- 80305 — Presumptive Drug Screen, Visually Read. A presumptive point-of-care drug screen read visually — the dip-card style test used most often in pain management, addiction treatment, and monitoring programs.
- Drug test: how much does Medicare pay?
- 80305 has no national Medicare amount in the Q3 2026 release — its status is statutory exclusion. What Medicare pays depends on the specific circumstances of the claim.
- Drug test: what else affects the billing?
- A presumptive screen only flags what may be present. Confirming exactly which substance and how much requires separate definitive testing.
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