Rapid drug screen cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for Rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $10.80 to $127.20, with a median of $46.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC and 1 other hospital — $35.20 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $57.85 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 cities for code 80305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC lowest Batavia, OH HC Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs PR Date | $10.80 | $18.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC lowest Cincinnati, OH HC Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs PR Date | $10.80 | $18.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC lowest Cincinnati, OH HC So Drug Test Prsmv Dir Optical Obs | $10.80 | $18.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC lowest Batavia, OH HC So Drug Test Prsmv Dir Optical Obs | $10.80 | $18.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bethesda Hospital Inc. Cincinnati, OH HC Drug Screen 10 Panel | $38.74 | $51.66 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH HC Drug Screen 10 Panel | $38.74 | $51.66 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, Inc. Oxford, OH HC Drug Screen 10 Panel | $38.74 | $51.66 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Drug Scrn Qualtative Multiple Drug Clss | $46.00 | $115.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Drug Scrn Qualtative Multiple Drug Clss | $46.00 | $115.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Drug Scrn Qualtative Multiple Drug Clss | $46.00 | $115.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $46.20 | $77.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $46.20 | $77.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs Pr Date | $116.40 | $194.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs Pr Date | $116.40 | $194.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC So Drug Test Prsmv Dir Optical Obs | $127.20 | $212.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC So Drug Test Prsmv Dir Optical Obs | $127.20 | $212.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC Fairfield, OH HC So Drug Test Prsmv Dir Optical Obs | $127.20 | $212.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH HC So Drug Test Prsmv Dir Optical Obs | $127.20 | $212.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs PR Date | $143.40 | $239.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH HC Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs PR Date | $143.40 | $239.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs PR Date | $143.40 | $239.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc S A Screen (Dot) | $151.60 | $379.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc S A Screen (Dot) | $151.60 | $379.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc S A Screen (Dot) | $151.60 | $379.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.80, median $46.00, highest $127.20 — a 11.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $46.10. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.