Rapid drug screen cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $12.00 to $49.10, with a median of $33.00. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $21.00 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $33.00 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 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 Sep 1, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day | $12.00 | $43.38 | $8.65–$41.21 | 72% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI HC DRUG TEST(S) PRESUMP READ DIR OPTICAL PER DOS | $33.00 | $33.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI HC DRUG TEST(S) PRESUMP READ DIR OPTICAL PER DOS | $33.00 | $33.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI HC DRUG TEST(S) PRESUMP READ DIR OPTICAL PER DOS | $33.00 | $33.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI HC DRUG TEST(S) PRESUMP READ DIR OPTICAL PER DOS | $33.00 | $33.00 | — | — | — source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes, any number of devices or procedures; capable of being read by direct optical observation only (eg, utilizing immunoassay [eg, dipsticks, cups, cards, or cartridges]), includes sample validation when performed, per date of service | $34.20 | $57.00 | $16.88 | 40% | — source file |
| Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton Inc Taunton, MA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRESUMP READ DIR OPTICAL PER DOS | $39.09 | $39.09 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital, Lifespan of Massachusetts - Fall River Inc Fall River, MA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRESUMP READ DIR OPTICAL PER DOS | $49.10 | $49.10 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.00, median $33.00, highest $49.10 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $33.00. 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 1 of 2 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.