Lab drug screen cost in Appleton, WI
In Appleton, WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes): from $64.98 to $185.98, with a median of $146.29. The lowest listed price is at Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus — $81.31 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $113.53 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 80307, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Appleton, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus lowest Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC MECONIUM 5 DRUG SCREEN source file | $64.98 | $114.00 | $65.25–$108.91 | 43% |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC PROPOXYPHENE, SCREEN AND CONFIRMATION, URINE source file | $71.82 | $126.00 | $65.25–$108.91 | 43% |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC DRUG TEST PRESUMPTIVE CHEM ANALYZER source file | $72.39 | $127.00 | $65.25–$108.91 | 43% |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC MECONIUM 10 DRUG SCREEN source file | $80.37 | $141.00 | $65.25–$108.91 | 43% |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC LSD URINE SCREEN source file | $83.22 | $146.00 | $65.25–$108.91 | 43% |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC URINE FENTANYL SCREEN+1 more line at this price source file | $103.74 | $182.00 | $65.25–$108.91 | 43% |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC DRUG TEST PRESUMPTIVE CHEM ANALYZER source file | $106.59 | $187.00 | $65.25–$108.91 | 43% |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC ETHYL GLUCURONIDE source file | $115.71 | $203.00 | $65.25–$108.91 | 43% |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC LSD URINE SCREEN source file | $123.12 | $216.00 | $65.25–$108.91 | 43% |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC COTININE SCREEN URINE+1 more line at this price source file | $153.33 | $269.00 | $65.25–$108.91 | 43% |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC ETHYL GLUCURONIDE source file | $171.00 | $300.00 | $65.25–$108.91 | 43% |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC UMBILICAL CORD DRUG SCREEN source file | $177.84 | $312.00 | $65.25–$108.91 | 43% |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton, WI DRUG TEST(S), PRESUMPTIVE W/CONFIRM, COC, BY CHEM INSTRUMENT, PER DAY+2 more lines at this price source file | $185.98 | $332.10 | — | 44% |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 DRUG TEST(S), PRESUMPTIVE W/CONFIRM, BY CHEM INSTRUMENT, PER DAY+2 more lines at this price source file | $185.98 | $332.10 | — | 44% |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC UMBILICAL CORD DRUG SCREEN source file | $262.20 | $460.00 | $65.25–$108.91 | 43% |
Outpatient: lowest $64.98, median $146.29, highest $185.98 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
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 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.