Rapid drug screen cost in Altoona, PA — inpatient
In Altoona, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day as an inpatient: from $20.50 to $53.40, with a median of $36.95. The lowest listed price is at Penn Highlands Tyrone — $16.45 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $32.40 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 80305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Altoona, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA EBO QED Saliva | $20.50 | $20.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA RHC DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $30.00 | $30.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $53.40 | $89.00 | $44.50–$71.20 | 40% | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $63.00 | $63.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA Nicotine-Urine | $148.00 | $148.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $20.50, median $36.95, highest $53.40 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $36.95 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.