Lab drug screen cost in Durham, NC — inpatient
In Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes) as an inpatient: from $61.83 to $61.83, with a median of $61.83. Across North Carolina, the median is $54.92 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 80307, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Regional Hospital lowest Durham, NC · (919) 470-4000 Drug Test Presumptive+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $61.83 | $229.00 | $36.85–$229.00 | 73% |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC · (919) 470-4000 Drug Screen Aegis - Blood+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $83.97 | $311.00 | $50.04–$311.00 | 73% |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NC · (919) 470-4000 Drug Screen Aegis - Urine+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $153.36 | $568.00 | $58.83–$568.00 | 73% |
Inpatient: lowest $61.83, median $61.83, highest $61.83.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $125.12 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80307 ($125.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NCSingle Drug Class Screen Ea | $11.88 | file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham, NCSingle Drug Class Screen Ea | $11.88 | file |