Rapid drug screen cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 13 hospitals list a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day as an inpatient: from $37.00 to $130.41, with a median of $96.53. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Lancaster Medical Center — $59.53 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $96.53 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 cities for code 80305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, SC · (803) 286-1481 HB DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PER DOS | $37.00 | $74.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC · (803) 581-3151 HB DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PER DOS | $44.50 | $89.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Rock Hill, SC DRGSCRN DIRECT OPT OBS | $51.00 | $68.00 | $0.29–$77.73 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Fort Mill, SC DRGSCRN DIRECT OPT OBS | $51.00 | $68.00 | $0.29–$77.73 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Rock Hill, SC DRGSCRN DIRCT OPT OBS | $64.50 | $86.00 | $0.29–$86.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina Fort Mill, SC DRGSCRN DIRCT OPT OBS | $64.50 | $86.00 | $0.29–$86.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $96.53 | $193.05 | $58.49–$173.75 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $96.53 | $193.05 | $64.67–$177.61 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $96.53 | $193.05 | $64.67–$177.61 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $96.53 | $193.05 | $58.49–$177.61 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $96.53 | $193.05 | $59.85–$169.88 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro, NC · (704) 694-5131 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $96.53 | $193.05 | $58.49–$183.40 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord, NC · (704) 783-3000 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $96.53 | $193.05 | $58.49–$183.40 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton, NC · (980) 212-2000 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $96.53 | $193.05 | $55.35–$183.40 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe, NC · (704) 283-3100 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $96.53 | $193.05 | $58.49–$183.40 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $96.53 | $193.05 | $58.49–$177.61 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte, NC · (704) 379-5000 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $96.53 | $193.05 | $58.49–$177.61 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC · (704) 355-2000 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $96.53 | $193.05 | $58.49–$173.75 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $130.41 | $483.00 | $140.55–$166.64 | 73% | — source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville, NC · (704) 660-4000 Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $130.41 | $483.00 | $26.29–$166.64 | 73% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $37.00, median $96.53, highest $130.41 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $96.53 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 11 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.