Lab drug screen cost in Merced, CA
In Merced, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes): from $18.54 to $735.00, with a median of $376.77. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Medical Center — $358.23 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $71.42 at 214 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 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 Feb 28, 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 Merced, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center lowest Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 RL-A-DRUG SCRSP 92420 | $18.54 | $36.00 | $10.44–$36.00 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 RL-MD-MECONIUM DRG SCRN 3 | $44.08 | $85.59 | $24.83–$85.59 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 RL-Q-DRUG ABUSE SCRN BLD | $47.62 | $92.46 | $26.82–$92.46 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 H-URINE DRG SCRN8 7573 | $64.89 | $126.00 | $36.54–$126.00 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 RL-MD-MECONIUM DRG SCRN 9 | $65.67 | $127.50 | $36.98–$127.50 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 RL-Q-DRUG ABUSE 9 SERUM | $66.95 | $130.00 | $37.70–$130.00 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 SJM-DRG PRES 5CL NONCH | $69.53 | $135.00 | $39.15–$135.00 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 RL-MD-MECONUM DRG SCRN 10 | $70.92 | $137.70 | $39.94–$137.70 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 RL-USDTL-MEC 14 | $110.86 | $215.25 | $43.50–$215.25 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 RL-USDTL-UMB DS 14 | $123.21 | $239.24 | $43.50–$239.24 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 H-DRG PRES 5Q HI NOPT7574 | $213.73 | $415.00 | $43.50–$415.00 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 DRG PRESUM 8 QL HI NO OPT | $251.84 | $489.00 | $43.50–$489.00 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 DRG PRES 7CL NONCH NO OPT | $381.62 | $741.00 | $43.50–$741.00 | 48% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos Los Banos, CA · (209) 826-0591 HCHG CORE DRUG SCREEN CLASS LIST A | $735.00 | $735.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos Los Banos, CA · (209) 826-0591 HCHG DRUG TEST PRESUMP NOT OPT | $735.00 | $735.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos Los Banos, CA · (209) 826-0591 HCHG ALCOHOLS URINE | $735.00 | $735.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos Los Banos, CA · (209) 826-0591 HCHG DRUG SCREEN CLASS LIST A | $735.00 | $735.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.54, median $376.77, highest $735.00 — a 39.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $376.77. 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.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CARL-A-OXY RFX UR 2005100 | $6.67 | file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CARL-A-AMP RFX U 2012209 | $7.26 | file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CARL-A-CDASU 9 92186 | $7.73 | file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CARL-A-COTININE 2007081 | $9.27 | file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CARL-A-CDASUALC 92280 | $10.60 | file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CARL-A-CDASU 7 92184 | $11.29 | file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CARL-A-CDASU 9A 92187 | $12.65 | file |