Lab drug screen cost in Lincoln, NE
In Lincoln, NE, 3 hospitals list a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes): from $55.50 to $298.00, with a median of $166.06. The lowest listed price is at Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center — $110.56 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $140.35 at 50 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 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jul 15, 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 Lincoln, NE.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center lowest Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC OPIATES | $55.50 | $111.00 | $25.53–$137.95 | 50% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC DRUG SCRN ONE MULT CLS PROC | $129.00 | $258.00 | $59.34–$219.30 | 50% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln, NE · (402) 328-3000 HC DRUGM SCREEN LIST A 5 | $166.06 | $361.00 | $60.21–$296.02 | 54% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC DRUG SCREEN LIST A 5 | $210.00 | $420.00 | $60.21–$357.00 | 50% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC DRUG SCREEN LIST A 6 | $276.50 | $553.00 | $60.21–$470.05 | 50% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward, NE · (402) 643-2971 Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | $298.00 | $298.00 | $166.88–$292.04 | — | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC DRUG SCREEN LIST A 7 | $320.50 | $641.00 | $60.21–$544.85 | 50% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC DRUG SCREEN LIST A 8 | $368.50 | $737.00 | $60.21–$626.45 | 50% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln, NE · (402) 328-3000 HC DRUGM SCREEN LIST A 8 | $369.38 | $803.00 | $60.21–$658.46 | 54% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC DRUG SCREEN LIST A 9 | $413.00 | $826.00 | $60.21–$702.10 | 50% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC DRUG SCREEN LIST A 10 | $460.50 | $921.00 | $60.21–$782.85 | 50% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $55.50, median $166.06, highest $298.00 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $110.78. 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 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.