Lab drug screen cost in Albany, NY — inpatient
In Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes) as an inpatient: from $125.45 to $250.90, with a median of $250.90. The lowest listed price is at St Peters Hospital — $125.45 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $121.92 at 109 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 80307, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peters Hospital lowest Albany, NY · (518) 525-1550 HC Quest Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Instrument Chem Anal Drg Mon Methadone W/Cnfm Urine+17 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $125.45 | $193.00 | $7.58–$285.12 | 35% |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY · (518) 427-3402 HC Quest Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Instrument Chem Anal Drg Screen 9 Meconium+15 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $250.90 | $386.00 | $7.58–$386.00 | 35% |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady, NY · (518) 382-4500 HC Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Instrument Chemistry Analyzers File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $250.90 | $386.00 | $7.58–$366.70 | 35% |
Inpatient: lowest $125.45, median $250.90, highest $250.90 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $188.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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 lab drug screen checks a urine or blood sample for many drug classes using lab instruments. It is used in emergency care, pain management and some workplace or legal testing.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test; collecting the sample may be billed separately.