Rapid drug screen cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $12.87 to $179.45, with a median of $96.16. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Hospital of Nashua — $83.29 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $24.75 at 3 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 80305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPTICAL OBS | $12.87 | $33.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs Pr Date | $179.45 | $485.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.87, median $96.16, highest $179.45 — a 13.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $96.16. 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.