Lab drug screen cost in El Centro, CA
In El Centro, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes): from $25.55 to $25.55, with a median of $25.55. Across California, the median is $71.42 at 214 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — 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 El Centro, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital lowest Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 DSP 9, MECONIUM | $25.55 | $73.00 | $25.55–$571.04 | 65% | — source file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital lowest Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Result | $25.55 | $73.00 | $25.55–$571.04 | 65% | — source file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital lowest Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Meconium CoC SO | $25.55 | $73.00 | $25.55–$571.04 | 65% | — source file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Alcohol, Ethyl, Ql w/Confirm Ur QSTS | $26.52 | $75.77 | $26.52–$571.04 | 65% | — source file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Fentanyl Screen Urine | $36.11 | $103.17 | $36.11–$571.04 | 65% | — source file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 Urine Fentanyl Screen w/ Interp | $36.11 | $103.17 | $36.11–$571.04 | 65% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $25.55, median $25.55, highest $25.55.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $25.55. 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CADrug Screen, CoC SO | $4.62 | file |