Rapid drug screen cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 6 hospitals list a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $8.40 to $13.44, with a median of $11.76. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $3.36 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $19.20 at 23 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities 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 Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $8.40 | $56.00 | $11.97–$44.80 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $11.20 | $56.00 | $11.97–$50.40 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $11.76 | $56.00 | $11.97–$50.40 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $11.76 | $56.00 | $11.97–$50.40 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $11.76 | $56.00 | $11.97–$50.40 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $13.44 | $56.00 | $10.96–$50.40 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.40, median $11.76, highest $13.44 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $11.76. 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 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 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 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.