Rapid drug screen cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 16 hospitals list a cash price for Rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $15.30 to $92.95, with a median of $67.12. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital — $51.82 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $57.85 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 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 Mar 31, 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH FENTANYL DRUG SCREEN | $15.30 | $17.00 | $7.99–$16.66 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH HC POCT Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Direct Optical Observation Only | $57.85 | $89.00 | $11.08–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC POCT Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Direct Optical Observation Only | $57.85 | $89.00 | $11.08–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH HC POCT Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Direct Optical Observation Only | $57.85 | $89.00 | $11.08–$89.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH HC POCT Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Direct Optical Observation Only | $57.85 | $89.00 | $11.08–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH HC POCT Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Direct Optical Observation Only | $57.85 | $89.00 | $11.08–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH HC POCT Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Direct Optical Observation Only | $57.85 | $89.00 | $11.08–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH Hc Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $61.10 | $94.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH Hc Fsed Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $61.10 | $94.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. Brookfield, WI HC DRUG TEST PRESUMPTIVE DIRECT OPT OBS | $73.14 | $138.00 | $13.23–$69.76 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. Brookfield, WI HC DRUG TEST PRESUMPTIVE DIRECT OPT OBS - POC | $73.14 | $138.00 | $13.23–$69.76 | 47% | — source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $77.35 | $119.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Fsed Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $77.35 | $119.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $77.35 | $119.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Fsed Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $77.35 | $119.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Fsed Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $77.35 | $119.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $77.35 | $119.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH Hc Fsed Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $77.35 | $119.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH Hc Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $77.35 | $119.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH Hc Fsed Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $77.35 | $119.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH Hc Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $77.35 | $119.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Fsed Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $77.35 | $119.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $77.35 | $119.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH Hc Fsed Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $92.95 | $143.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH Hc Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $92.95 | $143.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH DOAP DRUG SCREEN, SINGLE | $108.90 | $121.00 | $56.87–$118.58 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH DOA WITH FENTANYL | $123.30 | $137.00 | $64.39–$134.26 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH DOAWBP DRUG SCR NON TLC DEVICE | $190.80 | $212.00 | $99.64–$207.76 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.30, median $67.12, highest $92.95 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $61.10. 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 7 of 8 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.