Lab drug screen cost in Brainerd, MN
In Brainerd, MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes): from $43.74 to $73.78, with a median of $58.76. The lowest listed price is at Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center — $15.02 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $71.67 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 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 Brainerd, MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center lowest Brainerd, MN · (218) 829-2861 SALICYLATE | $43.74 | $65.00 | $20.54–$55.25 | 33% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd, MN · (218) 829-2861 ALCOHOL | $60.57 | $90.00 | $28.44–$76.50 | 33% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 HCHG BUPRENORPHINE QUANTITATIVE URINE QUEST | $73.78 | $217.00 | $49.04–$121.74 | 66% | — source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd, MN · (218) 829-2861 ACETAMINOPHEN | $104.32 | $155.00 | $48.98–$131.75 | 33% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 HCHG GAMMA HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID (GHB), URINE | $131.24 | $386.00 | $87.24–$216.55 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 HCHG GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID (GHB) | $131.24 | $386.00 | $87.24–$216.55 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 HCHG FLUNITRAZEPAM SCREEN URINE | $131.24 | $386.00 | $87.24–$216.55 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 HCHG NICOTINE SCREEN URINE | $131.24 | $386.00 | $87.24–$216.55 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 HCHG MECONIUM DRUG SCREEN HCMC | $131.24 | $386.00 | $87.24–$216.55 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 HCHG DRUGS OF ABUSE URINE MATERNITY NEWBORN D33 | $131.24 | $386.00 | $87.24–$216.55 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 HCHG LIMITED COMPLIANCE DRUG SCREEN | $131.24 | $386.00 | $87.24–$216.55 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 HCHG DRUG SCREEN BLOOD DSS | $131.24 | $386.00 | $87.24–$216.55 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 HCHG DRUGS OF ABUSE WB 11 | $131.24 | $386.00 | $87.24–$216.55 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 PR DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE | $137.70 | $405.00 | $91.53–$227.20 | 66% | — source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby, MN · (218) 546-2300 HCHG COMPLIANCE DRUG ANALYSIS CDS | $139.40 | $410.00 | $92.66–$230.01 | 66% | — source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd, MN · (218) 829-2861 OB URINE DRUG SCREEN | $244.97 | $364.00 | $115.02–$309.40 | 33% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd, MN · (218) 829-2861 URINE DRUG SCREEN | $274.58 | $408.00 | $128.93–$346.80 | 33% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $43.74, median $58.76, highest $73.78 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $43.74. 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 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 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.