Lab drug screen cost in Meridian, MS — inpatient
In Meridian, MS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes) as an inpatient: from $22.05 to $71.60, with a median of $39.38. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Specialty Hospital — $17.33 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $59.60 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 80307, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 17, 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 Meridian, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Specialty Hospital lowest Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 *HC DRUG SCREEN, PRESUMP, BENZODIAZEPINE+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.05 | $73.50 | — | 70% |
| Ochsner Specialty Hospital Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC DRUG ABUSE SCREEN, URINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.00 | $100.00 | — | 70% |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC DRUG ABUSE SCREEN, URINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.00 | $100.00 | — | 69% |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian, MS · (601) 553-6000 DRUG TEST PRSMV CHEM ANLYZR File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $39.38 | $179.00 | $35.80–$143.20 | 78% |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 *HC DRUG SCREEN, PRESUMP,MEPROBAMATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.25 | $73.50 | — | 33% |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC DRUG ABUSE SCREEN, URINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $67.00 | $100.00 | — | 33% |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian, MS · (601) 484-3590 DRUG TEST PRSMV CHEM ANLYZR File of Feb 17, 2026 · source file | $71.60 | $179.00 | $35.80–$134.25 | 60% |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 *HC DRUG SCREEN, PRESUMP, TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTS+20 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.70 | $110.00 | — | 33% |
| Ochsner Specialty Hospital Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 *HC SALICYLATE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $77.18 | $257.25 | — | 70% |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC DRUG ABUSE PANEL, MECONIUM - SCREEN+7 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $79.75 | $257.25 | — | 69% |
| Ochsner Specialty Hospital Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 *HC DRUG SCREEN, PRESUMP, CANNABINOIDS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $96.91 | $323.03 | — | 70% |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 *HC DRUG SCREEN PANEL, UMBILICAL CORD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $110.55 | $165.00 | — | 33% |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC DRUG SCREEN, PRESC/OTC, UR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $172.36 | $257.25 | — | 33% |
Inpatient: lowest $22.05, median $39.38, highest $71.60 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $44.32 — 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.