Rapid drug screen cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 18 hospitals list a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $21.00 to $662.60, with a median of $113.50. The lowest listed price is at Tampa General Hospital — $92.50 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $100.00 at 97 hospitals.
- The median here, $113.50, is 98% above the US median of $57.20.
- That is 9.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- Tampa, FL ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 12 cities for code 80305, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Urine Drugscreen Bedside File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $60.00 | — | 65% |
| HCA Florida South Shore Hospital Apollo Beach, FL · (813) 634-3301 DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $98.01 | $98.01 | $4.61–$90.17 | — |
| HCA Florida Largo West Hospital Largo, FL · (727) 588-5200 DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $100.00 | $100.00 | $4.70–$92.00 | — |
| HCA Florida West Tampa Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 873-6400 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 ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca Other Outpatient+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $100.00 | $100.00 | $4.70–$92.00 | — |
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital St Petersburg, FL · (727) 521-5121 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 ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $100.00 | $100.00 | $4.70–$92.00 | — |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital Hudson, FL · (727) 819-2929 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 ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $100.00 | $100.00 | $4.70–$92.00 | — |
| HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 873-6400 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 ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca Other Outpatient+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $100.00 | $100.00 | $4.70–$92.00 | — |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL POC Drug Screen read visually+1 more line at this price File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $108.50 | $217.00 | $41.01–$217.00 | 50% |
| HCA Florida Brandon Hospital Brandon, FL · (813) 916-0600 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 ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $110.00 | $110.00 | $5.17–$101.20 | — |
| HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital South Pasadena, FL · (727) 381-1000 DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $117.00 | $117.00 | $5.50–$107.64 | — |
| HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital St. Petersburg, FL · (727) 384-1414 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 ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $117.00 | $117.00 | $5.50–$107.64 | — |
| HCA Florida Trinity Hospital Tampa, FL · (727) 834-4900 DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $130.68 | $130.68 | $6.14–$120.23 | — |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TOXICOLOGY SCREEN URINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $194.48 | $194.48 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TOXICOLOGY SCREEN URINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $194.48 | $194.48 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TOXICOLOGY SCREEN URINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $194.48 | $194.48 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TOXICOLOGY SCREEN URINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $194.48 | $194.48 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TOXICOLOGY SCREEN URINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $194.48 | $194.48 | — | — |
| HCA Florida Largo Hospital Clearwater, FL · (727) 588-5200 DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $662.60 | $662.60 | $31.14–$609.59 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $21.00, median $113.50, highest $662.60 — a 31.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $194.48. 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 12 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 rapid drug screen is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid drug screen explained.