Rapid drug screen cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $14.00 to $99.45, with a median of $38.35. The lowest listed price is at Freeman Health System - Freeman West — $24.35 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $71.04 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 80305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO DS EXPRESS 4 PNL W/O THC | $14.00 | $35.00 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS POC Nicotine/Cotinine Dir Opt Observ | $18.20 | $28.00 | $8.98–$69.72 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO DS EXPRESS 9 PNL W/O THC | $18.40 | $46.00 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO DS EXPRESS 6 PANEL | $19.50 | $48.75 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO DS EXPRESS 9 PANEL | $21.80 | $54.50 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO DS OT EXPRESS 6 PANEL | $21.84 | $54.60 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO DS EXPRESS 10 PANEL | $22.50 | $56.25 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO DS OT EXPRESS 9 PANEL | $23.30 | $58.25 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO DS EXPRESS 12 PANEL | $24.36 | $60.90 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO Nicotine Cotinine Dir Optical Observ | $58.50 | $90.00 | $6.81–$75.60 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO POC Drug Scrn Multiclass Chromatographi | $84.50 | $130.00 | $39.00–$130.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO Nicotine Cotinine Dir Optical Observ | $99.45 | $153.00 | $42.03–$153.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $14.00, median $38.35, highest $99.45 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $14.00. 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 3 of 3 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.