Lab drug screen cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes): from $13.22 to $260.96, with a median of $105.21. The lowest listed price is at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital — $91.99 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $71.42 at 214 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 80307, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 11, 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 RL-A-DRUG SCRSP 92420 | $13.22 | $36.00 | $18.00–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 RL-A-DRUG SCRSP 92420 | $13.36 | $36.00 | $18.00–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 RL-MD-MECONIUM DRG SCRN 3 | $31.42 | $85.59 | $42.80–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 RL-MD-MECONIUM DRG SCRN 3 | $31.76 | $85.59 | $42.80–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 RL-Q-DRUG ABUSE SCRN BLD | $33.94 | $92.46 | $43.50–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 RL-Q-DRUG ABUSE SCRN BLD | $34.31 | $92.46 | $43.50–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 H-URINE DRG SCRN8 7573 | $44.41 | $121.00 | $43.50–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 H-URINE DRG SCRN8 7573 | $44.90 | $121.00 | $43.50–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 RL-MD-MECONIUM DRG SCRN 9 | $46.80 | $127.50 | $43.50–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 RL-MD-MECONIUM DRG SCRN 9 | $47.31 | $127.50 | $43.50–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 RL-Q-DRUG ABUSE 9 SERUM | $47.71 | $130.00 | $43.50–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 RL-Q-DRUG ABUSE 9 SERUM | $48.23 | $130.00 | $43.50–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 RL-MD-MECONUM DRG SCRN 10 | $50.54 | $137.70 | $43.50–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 RL-MD-MECONUM DRG SCRN 10 | $51.09 | $137.70 | $43.50–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 SJM-DRG PRES 5CL NONCH | $52.85 | $144.00 | $43.50–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 SJM-DRG PRES 5CL NONCH | $53.43 | $144.00 | $43.50–$178.56 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 RL-USDTL-MEC 14 | $79.00 | $215.25 | $43.50–$215.25 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 RL-USDTL-MEC 14 | $79.86 | $215.25 | $43.50–$215.25 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 RL-USDTL-UMB DS 14 | $87.81 | $239.24 | $43.50–$239.24 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 RL-USDTL-UMB DS 14 | $88.76 | $239.24 | $43.50–$239.24 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa, CA · (760) 379-2681 Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | $105.21 | $501.00 | $40.08–$501.00 | 79% | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 DRG PRES 7CL NONCH NO OPT | $118.91 | $324.00 | $43.50–$324.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 DRG PRES 7CL NONCH NO OPT | $120.21 | $324.00 | $43.50–$324.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Drug test prsmv chem anlyzr | $150.34 | $283.66 | — | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Fentanyl urine chem anlyzr | $150.34 | $283.66 | — | 47% | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 H-DRG PRES 5Q HI NOPT7574 | $152.31 | $415.00 | $43.50–$415.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 H-DRG PRES 5Q HI NOPT7574 | $158.42 | $427.00 | $43.50–$427.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 DRG PRESUM 8 QL HI NO OPT | $188.28 | $513.00 | $43.50–$513.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 DRG PRESUM 8 QL HI NO OPT | $190.33 | $513.00 | $43.50–$513.00 | 63% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 DRUG TEST PRSMV CHEM ANLYZR | $260.96 | $372.80 | $43.50–$126.00 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.22, median $105.21, highest $260.96 — a 19.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $13.36. 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 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.
14 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80307 ($128.28). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-OXY RFX UR 2005100 | $4.75 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-OXY RFX UR 2005100 | $4.81 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-AMP RFX U 2012209 | $5.17 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-AMP RFX U 2012209 | $5.23 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-CDASU 9 92186 | $5.51 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-CDASU 9 92186 | $5.57 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-COTININE 2007081 | $6.61 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-COTININE 2007081 | $6.68 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-CDASUALC 92280 | $7.55 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-CDASUALC 92280 | $7.64 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-CDASU 7 92184 | $8.05 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-CDASU 7 92184 | $8.13 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-CDASU 9A 92187 | $9.01 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-CDASU 9A 92187 | $9.11 | file |