Rapid drug screen cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 31 hospitals list a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $12.00 to $301.70, with a median of $84.76. The lowest listed price is at La Palma Intercommunity Hospital and 7 other hospitals — $72.76 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $84.76 at 101 hospitals.
- The median here, $84.76, is 48% above the US median of $57.20.
- That is 6.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- Los Angeles, CA has the lowest median of 3 metro areas in California with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 10 of 31 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 31 facilities across 24 cities for code 80305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 4, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Lowest$12.00La Palma Intercommunity Hospital + 7 more
Median$84.76half of hospitals charge less
Highest$301.70in this market
Difference25.1×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $12.00Highest $301.70
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital lowest La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $43.38 | $10.08–$43.38 | 72% |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center lowest Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 DRUG SCREEN TRIAGE ONLY+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $127.00 | $10.08–$175.00 | 91% |
| West Anaheim Medical Center lowest Anaheim, CA · (714) 827-3000 Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $43.38 | $10.08–$43.38 | 72% |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital lowest Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 DRUG SCREEN INHOUSE URINE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $77.00 | $10.08–$77.00 | 84% |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center lowest Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 DRUG PROFILE SCRN (BL & UR)*LC+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $42.66 | $10.08–$102.35 | 72% |
| St Francis Medical Center lowest Lynwood, CA · (310) 900-8900 Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $48.00 | $10.08–$43.20 | 75% |
| San Dimas Community Hospital lowest San Dimas, CA · (909) 599-6811 Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $306.08 | $10.08–$306.08 | 96% |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center lowest Garden Grove, CA · (714) 537-5160 Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $43.38 | $10.08–$43.38 | 72% |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 DRG SCRN PRESUMPT OPTICAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $16.05 | $51.00 | $10.08–$51.00 | 69% |
| Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 DRUG SCR MULT CLS EA PROC File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $17.00 | $17.00 | $5.10–$48.01 | — |
| Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 DRUG SCR MULT CLS EA PROC File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $17.00 | $17.00 | $5.10–$48.01 | — |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 533-6220 DRUG SCR MULT CLS EA PROC File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $17.00 | $17.00 | $5.10–$48.01 | — |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley, CA · (818) 767-3310 Drug Test Presumptive Optical source file | $27.00 | $27.00 | $10.00–$27.00 | — |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 533-6220 DRUG SCREEN MULTI CLASSES PER DATE File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $69.00 | $69.00 | $10.08–$69.00 | — |
| Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 DRUG SCREEN MULTI CLASSES PER DATE File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $69.00 | $69.00 | $10.08–$69.00 | — |
| Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 DRUG SCREEN MULTI CLASSES PER DATE File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $69.00 | $69.00 | $10.08–$69.00 | — |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley, CA · (818) 767-3310 Urine Drug Scr Rout source file | $72.00 | $72.00 | $10.00–$72.00 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84.76 | $163.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84.76 | $163.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84.76 | $163.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84.76 | $163.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84.76 | $163.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84.76 | $163.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84.76 | $163.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84.76 | $163.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84.76 | $163.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 48% |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 DRGSCRN TRIAGE OPT OBS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.20 | $268.00 | — | 60% |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $108.50 | $108.50 | — | — |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $122.50 | $122.50 | — | — |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs PR Date # File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $151.55 | $233.15 | — | 35% |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CA · (310) 532-4200 DRUG SCREEN QUALITATE/MULTI File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $189.00 | $189.00 | $5.29–$151.20 | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 DRUG SCREEN QUALITATE/MULTI File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $189.00 | $189.00 | $5.29–$151.20 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 DRUG SCREEN QUALITATE/MULTI File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $189.00 | $189.00 | $5.29–$151.20 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 DRUG SCREEN QUALITATE/MULTI File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $189.00 | $189.00 | $5.29–$151.20 | — |
| Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon, CA · (310) 510-0700 Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $301.70 | $431.00 | $11.97–$431.00 | 30% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $12.00, median $84.76, highest $301.70 — a 25.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $84.76. 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 13 of 27 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 rapid drug screen is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid drug screen explained.