Rapid drug screen cost in Albuquerque, NM
In Albuquerque, NM, 5 hospitals list a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $8.25 to $15.60, with a median of $15.00. The lowest listed price is at University of New Mexico Hospital | UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center - A Campus of UNM Hospital — $6.75 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $15.30 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities for code 80305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albuquerque, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico Hospital | UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center - A Campus of UNM Hospital lowest Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $8.25 | $15.00 | $11.34–$30.87 | 45% | — source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital | UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center - A Campus of UNM Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 TESTING FOR PRESENCE OF DRUG; READ BY DIRECT OBSERVATION | $10.31 | $18.75 | $11.34–$30.87 | 45% | — source file |
| Lovelace Medical Center Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-8000 HC Drug Screen Multiple Urine | $14.70 | $49.00 | $9.90–$47.66 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque, NM HC Drug Screen Multiple Urine | $15.00 | $50.00 | $10.10–$47.66 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-2001 HC Drug Screen Multiple Urine | $15.00 | $50.00 | $10.10–$47.66 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Rehabilitation Hospital Albuquerque, NM HC Drug Screen Multiple Urine | $15.60 | $52.00 | $7.56–$48.36 | 70% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.25, median $15.00, highest $15.60 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $15.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers a quick drug screen, such as a urine cup, dipstick or card, where the result is read by eye. It gives presumptive results for classes of drugs and is used in clinics, emergency departments and for some employment testing.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the screen for all drug classes on the device, billed once per day. Confirmation testing of a positive result and any formal chain-of-custody collection are billed separately.