Rapid drug screen cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 16 hospitals list a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $12.00 to $1,754.33, with a median of $45.46. The lowest listed price is at Providence Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $33.46 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $68.00 at 50 hospitals.
- The median here, $45.46, is 21% below the US median of $57.20.
- That is 3.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- 7 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 12 cities for code 80305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $173.12 | $11.95–$159.96 | 93% |
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $132.61 | $11.95–$106.09 | 91% |
| St Joseph Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $298.32 | $11.34–$298.32 | 96% |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12.60 | $12.60 | $1.64–$12.60 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $22.23 | $22.23 | $2.89–$18.90 | — |
| Ascentist Hospital Leawood, KS · (913) 529-1801 DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS File of Apr 26, 2026 · source file | $22.68 | $70.00 | $20.92–$27.09 | 68% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 DRUG TEST BY OPTICAL OBSERVATION ANY # OF CLASSES File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $31.50 | $45.00 | $12.60–$38.25 | 30% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 TOX NON DOT STAT NKC File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $42.92 | $148.00 | $11.68–$121.06 | 71% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 DRUG OF ABUSE SCREEN +2 more lines at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $48.00 | $175.00 | $48.82–$142.80 | 73% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 DRUG TEST(S), PRESUMPTIVE, ANY NUMBER OF DRUG CLAS File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $56.79 | $81.12 | $12.60–$68.95 | 30% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 DRUG SCREEN PSYCH EVAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $71.04 | $148.00 | $11.34–$133.20 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 DRUG SCREEN PSYCH EVAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $71.04 | $148.00 | $12.55–$133.20 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 ETHANOL QUAL.1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.96 | $152.00 | $11.34–$136.80 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 ETHANOL QUAL.1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $72.96 | $152.00 | $12.55–$136.80 | 52% |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes, any number of devices or procedures; capable of being read by direct optical observation only (eg, utilizing immunoassay ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $417.98 | $417.98 | $12.60–$417.98 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $877.88 | $877.88 | $114.12–$877.88 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes, any number of devices or procedures; capable of being read by direct optical observation only (eg, utilizing immunoassay ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $996.50 | $996.50 | $6.80–$797.20 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes, any number of devices or procedures; capable of being read by direct optical observation only (eg, utilizing immunoassay ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,098.43 | $1,098.43 | $6.80–$988.59 | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes, any number of devices or procedures; capable of being read by direct optical observation only (eg, utilizing immunoassay ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,754.33 | $1,754.33 | $12.60–$1,578.90 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $12.00, median $45.46, highest $1,754.33 — a 146.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $45.46. 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 9 of 16 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 rapid drug screen is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid drug screen explained.