Rapid drug screen cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 17 hospitals list a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day as an inpatient: from $14.49 to $273.24, with a median of $15.12. The lowest listed price is at Morristown Medical Center and 4 other hospitals — $0.63 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $30.77 at 48 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 cities for code 80305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morristown Medical Center lowest Morristown, NJ Drug Tst(S) Pres Dir Opt Obs per Day | $14.49 | $41.00 | — | 65% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center lowest Summit, NJ Drug Tst(S) Pres Dir Opt Obs per Day | $14.49 | $41.00 | — | 65% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center lowest Freehold Township, NJ Drug Tst(S) Pres Dir Opt Obs per Day | $14.49 | $71.00 | — | 80% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center lowest Pompton Plains, NJ Drug Tst(S) Pres Dir Opt Obs per Day | $14.49 | $40.00 | — | 64% | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center lowest Newton, NJ Drug Tst(S) Pres Dir Opt Obs per Day | $14.49 | $41.00 | — | 65% | — source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital?Suffolk Patchogue, NY HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $15.12 | $94.46 | $5.05–$181.13 | 84% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $15.12 | $181.13 | $5.05–$181.13 | 92% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $15.12 | $94.46 | $5.05–$181.13 | 84% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $15.12 | $94.46 | $5.05–$181.13 | 84% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $15.12 | $94.46 | $5.05–$181.13 | 84% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY DRUG TST,PRESMP,OBSV ONLY/DOS | $50.00 | $50.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow, NY Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $56.24 | $80.34 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY HC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $175.50 | $195.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $14.49, median $15.12, highest $273.24 — a 18.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 30 facilities here, median $15.12 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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 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.