Rapid drug screen cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day as an inpatient: from $30.60 to $112.80, with a median of $33.60. The lowest listed price is at Virginia Mason Medical Center — $3.00 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $63.35 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 80305, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TECH | $30.60 | $60.00 | $38.43–$48.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $33.60 | $70.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $33.60 | $70.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $33.60 | $70.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $33.60 | $70.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $36.40 | $70.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA HC DRUG SCREEN MULTI DRUG CLASS | $112.80 | $141.00 | $11.99–$126.90 | 20% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $30.60, median $33.60, highest $112.80 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $33.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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 1 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.