Lab drug screen cost in Longview, TX — inpatient
In Longview, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes) as an inpatient: from $52.90 to $156.88, with a median of $104.89. The lowest listed price is at UT Health East Texas Henderson Hospital — $51.99 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $72.00 at 297 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 80307, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 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 Longview, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UT Health East Texas Henderson Hospital lowest Henderson, TX · (903) 657-7541 Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | $52.90 | $529.00 | $37.28–$349.85 | 90% | — source file |
| Longview Medical Center Longview, TX · (903) 758-1818 PRS DRG IA ANAZ | $156.88 | $581.02 | $52.29–$493.87 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $52.90, median $104.89, highest $156.88 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $78.74 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.