Rapid drug screen cost in Brownsville, TX
In Brownsville-Harlingen, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $12.00 to $2,061.87, with a median of $1,036.94. The lowest listed price is at Harlingen Medical Center — $1,024.94 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $150.24 at 130 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 80305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlingen Medical Center lowest Harlingen, TX · (956) 365-1000 DRUG TEST PRESUMP OPT INST | $12.00 | $101.77 | $10.58–$140.00 | 88% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlingen Medical Center lowest Harlingen, TX · (956) 365-1000 DRUG TEST PRESUMP OPTICAL | $12.00 | $74.30 | $10.58–$140.00 | 84% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlingen Medical Center lowest Harlingen, TX · (956) 365-1000 DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $12.00 | $175.00 | $10.58–$140.00 | 93% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville, TX · (956) 350-7000 DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ | $2,061.87 | $2,061.87 | $144.33–$1,752.59 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.00, median $1,036.94, highest $2,061.87 — a 171.8× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.