Rapid drug screen cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 13 hospitals list a cash price for Rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $12.00 to $130.00, with a median of $23.20. The lowest listed price is at Roxborough Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $11.20 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $32.40 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 13 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Sep 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest East Norriton, PA Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day | $12.00 | $43.38 | $10.08–$42.08 | 72% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day | $12.00 | $43.38 | $10.08–$34.70 | 72% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest East Norriton, PA Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day | $12.00 | $43.38 | $10.08–$42.08 | 72% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Drug Test Prsmv Qualdir Optical Obs Per Day | $23.20 | $58.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA Hc Drug Test Prsmv Qualdir Optical Obs Per Day | $23.20 | $58.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Hc Drug Test Prsmv Qualdir Optical Obs Per Day | $23.20 | $58.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA Hc Drug Test Prsmv Qualdir Optical Obs Per Day | $23.20 | $58.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA Hc Drug Test Prsmv Qualdir Optical Obs Per Day | $23.20 | $58.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua_Willingboro_Hospital_Inc Willinboro, NJ HC Emergency Drug Screen Direct Optical Only | $26.80 | $268.00 | $4.22–$51.72 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ HC Emergency Drug Screen Direct Optical Only | $26.80 | $268.00 | $4.22–$51.72 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Memorial_Hospital_Inc | Mount Holly, NJ HC Emergency Drug Screen Direct Optical Only | $26.80 | $268.00 | $4.22–$51.72 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_Inc Camden, NJ HC Emergency Drug Screen Direct Optical Only | $26.80 | $268.00 | $4.22–$51.72 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ HC Emergency Drug Screen Direct Optical Only | $26.80 | $268.00 | $4.22–$51.72 | 90% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia, PA Urine Drug Testing, Qual Screen | $32.80 | $32.80 | $5.41–$29.52 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC POCT Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Direct Optical Observation Only | $130.00 | $200.00 | $12.57–$200.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Direct Optical Observation Only | $130.00 | $200.00 | $12.57–$200.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.00, median $23.20, highest $130.00 — a 10.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $23.20. 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 7 of 8 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.