Lab drug screen cost in Helena, MT
In Helena, MT, 3 hospitals list a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes): from $64.97 to $197.00, with a median of $194.51. The lowest listed price is at Montana Childrens Home & Hospital — $129.54 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $187.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Dec 11, 2025 and Mar 10, 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 Helena, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Childrens Home & Hospital lowest Helena, MT · (406) 444-7500 Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $64.97 | $86.63 | $53.83–$155.35 | 25% |
| St. Peter's Health Helena, MT · (406) 442-2480 HC PAIN MANAGEMENT PANEL W/REFLEX TO QUANTITATION source file | $194.51 | $228.83 | $62.14 | 15% |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend, MT · (406) 266-3186 Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers File of Dec 11, 2025 · source file | $197.00 | $197.00 | $137.90–$197.00 | — |
| St. Peter's Health Helena, MT · (406) 442-2480 HC DRUG SCREEN PRESMPTV,ANY NO. BY INSTR CHEM ANAL source file | $261.35 | $307.47 | $62.14 | 15% |
| St. Peter's Health Helena, MT · (406) 442-2480 LABORATORY - CHEMISTRY source file | $1,121.66 | $1,319.60 | $114.43 | 15% |
Outpatient: lowest $64.97, median $194.51, highest $197.00 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $194.51. 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 1 of 3 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.