Lab drug screen cost in Chattanooga, TN
In Chattanooga, TN-GA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes): from $69.70 to $766.28, with a median of $248.57. The lowest listed price is at Erlanger Health — $178.87 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $97.74 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 80307, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 25, 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 Chattanooga, TN-GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga, TN · (423) 778-7000 HC Pbc Drug Scrn Quest+1 more line at this price File of Jan 25, 2026 · source file | $69.70 | $132.00 | $40.92–$112.20 | 47% |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson, TN HC LAB ACETOMINOPHEN+1 more line at this price File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $103.60 | $350.00 | $52.09–$245.00 | 70% |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA · (770) 874-5400 HC LAB ACETOMINOPHEN+1 more line at this price File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $103.60 | $350.00 | $62.14–$283.50 | 70% |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga, TN · (423) 495-2525 HC LAB ACETOMINOPHEN+1 more line at this price File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $148.05 | $350.00 | $52.09–$245.00 | 58% |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper, TN · (423) 894-4220 DRUG SCR ANY NBR PER DOS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $349.09 | $349.09 | $53.06–$307.20 | — |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga, TN · (423) 894-4220 DRUG SCR ANY NBR PER DOS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $453.24 | $453.24 | $68.89–$398.85 | — |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge, TN DRUG SCR ANY NBR PER DOS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $570.62 | $570.62 | $86.73–$502.15 | — |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga, TN · (423) 894-4220 DRUG SCR ANY NBR PER DOS File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $766.28 | $766.28 | $137.93–$674.33 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $69.70, median $248.57, highest $766.28 — a 11.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $103.60. 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 4 of 8 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.