Rapid drug screen cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $9.88 to $1,074.00, with a median of $391.20. The lowest listed price is at West Penn Allegheny Health System INC — $381.32 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $32.40 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 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 Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC lowest Wexford, PA CHG DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $9.88 | $38.00 | $6.10–$38.30 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA .DRUG SCREEN DIRECT OBS | $12.30 | $20.50 | $6.91–$15.99 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA FENTANYL | $12.30 | $20.50 | $6.91–$15.99 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA BUPRENORPHINE SCREEN | $55.65 | $79.50 | $8.82–$57.24 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA ETHANOL OPTICAL | $357.00 | $595.00 | $10.49–$505.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA SALICYLATE LEVEL STAT OPTICAL | $357.00 | $595.00 | $10.49–$505.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA DRUG SCRN SINGLE CL OP P0193 | $357.00 | $595.00 | $10.49–$505.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA ACETAMINOPHEN LEVEL OPTICAL | $357.00 | $595.00 | $10.49–$505.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA DRUG SCRN SINGLE CL OP P0193 | $425.40 | $709.00 | $10.49–$567.20 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA SALICYLATE LEVEL STAT OPTICAL | $425.40 | $709.00 | $10.49–$567.20 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA DRUG SCRN SINGLE CL OP P0193 | $441.60 | $736.00 | $10.49–$625.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA DRUG SCREEN COMPR OPTICAL | $441.60 | $736.00 | $10.39–$662.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Pittsburgh, PA DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $1,074.00 | $1,790.00 | $10.28–$1,521.50 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.88, median $391.20, highest $1,074.00 — a 108.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $425.40. 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 8 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.