Lab drug screen cost in Raleigh, NC — inpatient
In Raleigh-Cary, NC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes) as an inpatient: from $61.83 to $101.46, with a median of $101.46. The lowest listed price is at Duke Health Raleigh Hospital — $39.63 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $54.92 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 80307, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 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 Raleigh-Cary, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital lowest Raleigh, NC · (919) 684-8111 Drug Test Presumptive+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $61.83 | $229.00 | $52.44–$243.00 | 73% |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh, NC · (919) 684-8111 Drug Screen Aegis - Blood+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $83.97 | $311.00 | $58.83–$311.00 | 73% |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary, NC · (919) 350-2550 HC Drug Test Prsmv Chem Anlyzer File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $101.46 | $267.00 | $62.45–$240.30 | 62% |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC · (919) 350-8000 HC Drug Test Prsmv Chem Anlyzer File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $101.46 | $267.00 | $62.45–$240.30 | 62% |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary, NC · (919) 350-2550 HC Drug Test Prsmv Chem Anlyzr File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $103.74 | $273.00 | $63.85–$245.70 | 62% |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh, NC · (919) 350-8000 HC Drug Test Prsmv Chem Anlyzr File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $103.74 | $273.00 | $63.85–$245.70 | 62% |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh, NC · (919) 684-8111 Drug Screen Aegis - Urine+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $153.36 | $568.00 | $58.83–$568.00 | 73% |
Inpatient: lowest $61.83, median $101.46, highest $101.46 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $101.46 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80307 ($124.20). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh, NCSingle Drug Class Screen Ea | $11.88 | file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh, NCSingle Drug Class Screen Ea | $11.88 | file |