Rapid drug screen cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $84.00 to $345.66, with a median of $345.66. The lowest listed price is at Lubbock Heritage Hospital — $261.66 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $118.80 at 69 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities 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 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX HC DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $84.00 | $200.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $345.66 | $823.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $345.66 | $823.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $345.66 | $823.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $84.00, median $345.66, highest $345.66 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $345.66. 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.