Lab drug screen cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes) as an inpatient: from $13.03 to $433.16, with a median of $180.94. The lowest listed price is at Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center and 3 other hospitals — $167.91 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $71.42 at 214 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 10 cities for code 80307, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.
Lowest$13.03Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center + 3 more
Median$180.94half of hospitals charge less
Highest$433.16in this market
Difference33.2×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
median
Lowest $13.03Highest $930.75
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center lowest Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC ETHYL GLUCURONIDE SCREEN source file | $13.03 | $17.37 | $2.61–$13.90 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital lowest San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC ETHYL GLUCURONIDE SCREEN source file | $13.03 | $17.37 | $2.43–$725.00 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center lowest Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC ETHYL GLUCURONIDE SCREEN source file | $13.03 | $17.37 | $2.61–$17.02 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital lowest La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC ETHYL GLUCURONIDE SCREEN source file | $13.03 | $17.37 | $2.43–$198.80 | 25% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Drug Screen Blood Stat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.30 | $25.50 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Drug Screen Blood Stat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.30 | $25.50 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Drug Screen Blood Acetaminophen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.10 | $33.50 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Drug Screen Blood Acetaminophen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.10 | $33.50 | — | 40% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Drug Scr Mult Class; Chrom+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Drug Abuse Screen Urine Ea+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $34.50 | $46.00 | — | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC PAIN MGT PAN HIGH RES/EMI source file | $37.50 | $50.00 | $3.16–$41.00 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC PAIN MGT PAN HIGH RES/EMI source file | $37.50 | $50.00 | $7.50–$45.00 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC PAIN MGT PAN HIGH RES/EMI source file | $37.50 | $50.00 | $14.85–$49.00 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC PAIN MGT PAN HIGH RES/EMI source file | $37.50 | $50.00 | $14.85–$879.92 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC MECONIUM DRUG PANEL source file | $40.50 | $54.00 | $16.04–$43.20 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC MECONIUM DRUG PANEL source file | $40.50 | $54.00 | $7.56–$40.50 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC MECONIUM DRUG PANEL source file | $40.50 | $54.00 | $16.04–$43.20 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC MECONIUM DRUG PANEL source file | $40.50 | $54.00 | $16.20–$48.60 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC DRUG SCREEN 9 PANEL BLD source file | $43.67 | $58.23 | $10.19–$57.07 | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC DRUG SCREEN 9 PANEL BLD source file | $43.67 | $58.23 | $17.29–$57.07 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC DRUG SCREEN 9 PANEL BLD source file | $43.67 | $58.23 | $19.80–$57.07 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC DRUG SCREEN 9 PANEL BLD source file | $43.67 | $58.23 | $17.29–$52.41 | 25% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Testing for presence of meconium File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.74 | $92.25 | $11.07–$124.54 | 45% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Drug Screen Meconium-PacTox File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $100.00 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Drug Screen Meconium-PacTox File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $100.00 | — | 40% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC DRUG TEST CORD TISSUE PRE source file | $67.50 | $90.00 | $5.69–$69.30 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC DRUG TEST CORD TISSUE PRE source file | $67.50 | $90.00 | $13.50–$4,122.60 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC DRUG TEST CORD TISSUE PRE source file | $67.50 | $90.00 | $13.50–$72.00 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC DRUG TEST CORD TISSUE PRE source file | $67.50 | $90.00 | $13.50–$81.00 | 25% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Drug Sceen Urine Send Out File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $69.19 | $115.31 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Drug Sceen Urine Send Out File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $69.19 | $115.31 | — | 40% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Drug Confirm 300+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $77.25 | $103.00 | — | 25% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Drug Screen Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $80.44 | $134.07 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Drug Screen Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $80.44 | $134.07 | — | 40% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC DRUG ABUSE SCREEN URINE E source file | $105.00 | $140.00 | $8.85–$137.20 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC DRUG ABUSE SCREEN URINE E source file | $105.00 | $140.00 | $41.58–$98.00 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC DRUG ABUSE SCREEN URINE E source file | $105.00 | $140.00 | $21.00–$107.80 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC DRUG ABUSE SCREEN URINE E source file | $105.00 | $140.00 | $19.60–$137.20 | 25% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Drug Screen Blood and Urine File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.24 | $178.73 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Drug Screen Blood and Urine File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.24 | $178.73 | — | 40% |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Testing for presence of drug File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.25 | $215.00 | $25.80–$290.25 | 45% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC GHBA BLOOD source file | $123.75 | $165.00 | $24.75–$8,795.69 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC GHBA BLOOD source file | $123.75 | $165.00 | $46.20–$453.77 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC GHBA BLOOD source file | $123.75 | $165.00 | $49.00–$132.00 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC GHBA BLOOD source file | $123.75 | $165.00 | $28.87–$161.70 | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Drug Scr Mult Class; Nonchrom File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $165.00 | $220.00 | — | 25% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 THC Screen Urine+11 more lines at this price File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $168.91 | $281.52 | $197.06–$219.30 | 40% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Fentanyl File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $192.96 | $771.84 | $61.75–$617.47 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Fentanyl File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $192.96 | $771.84 | $61.75–$617.47 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Fentanyl File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $192.96 | $771.84 | $61.75–$617.47 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Fentanyl File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $192.96 | $771.84 | $61.75–$617.47 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Fentanyl File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $192.96 | $771.84 | $61.75–$617.47 | 75% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rsp Presumptive Drug Test Chemstry File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $261.75 | $349.00 | — | 25% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Acetaminophen+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $277.34 | $1,109.38 | $62.14–$887.50 | 75% |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CA · (619) 294-8111 HC Salicylate+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $277.34 | $1,109.38 | $62.14–$887.50 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CA · (858) 626-4123 HC Salicylate+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $277.34 | $1,109.38 | $62.14–$887.50 | 75% |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CA · (858) 554-3600 HC Salicylate+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $277.34 | $1,109.38 | $62.14–$887.50 | 75% |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CA · (760) 753-6501 HC Salicylate+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $277.34 | $1,109.38 | $62.14–$887.50 | 75% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Drug Screen Urine Mult File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $396.00 | $528.00 | — | 25% |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC DRUG SCREEN URINE MULT source file | $396.00 | $528.00 | $73.92–$517.44 | 25% |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC DRUG SCREEN URINE MULT source file | $396.00 | $528.00 | $73.92–$2,033.48 | 25% |
| Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 278-4110 HC DRUG SCREEN URINE MULT source file | $396.00 | $528.00 | $156.82–$432.96 | 25% |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC DRUG SCREEN URINE MULT source file | $396.00 | $528.00 | $147.84–$517.44 | 25% |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC DRUG SCREEN URINE MULT source file | $396.00 | $528.00 | $156.82–$432.96 | 25% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE source file | $433.16 | $833.00 | $42.00–$125.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE source file | $433.16 | $833.00 | $42.00–$125.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE source file | $433.16 | $833.00 | $42.00–$125.00 | 48% |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 Urine Drug Screen File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $464.51 | $774.18 | $541.93–$603.09 | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Drug Screen Urine File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $558.41 | $930.68 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Drug Screen Urine File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $558.41 | $930.68 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Salicylate Level File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $586.83 | $978.05 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Salicylate Level File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $586.83 | $978.05 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CA · (858) 485-6511 Drug Screen Urine with Fentanyl File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $603.92 | $1,006.53 | — | 40% |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CA Drug Screen Urine with Fentanyl File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $603.92 | $1,006.53 | — | 40% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Lab-Drug Screen Ur,Qual File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $618.75 | $825.00 | — | 25% |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Scrmer Cv-Drug Screen Mult Drug Cls+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $930.75 | $1,241.00 | — | 25% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
Inpatient: lowest $13.03, median $180.94, highest $433.16 — a 33.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $168.91 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
27 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80307 ($125.00). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CADrug Screen Forensic single drug cl | $0.63 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CADrug Screen Forensic single drug cl | $0.63 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CADrug Screen Forensic-PacTox | $0.63 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CADrug Screen Forensic-PacTox | $0.63 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CABarbiturates Screen, Urine LC | $4.97 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CAMethadone Screen, Urine LC | $4.97 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CAPropoxyphene Screen, Urine LC | $4.97 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CAAmphetamines Screen, Urine LC | $4.97 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CADrug Screen Meconium single drug cl | $5.14 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CADrug Screen Meconium single drug cl | $5.14 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CACocaine (Metab.) Screen, Urine LC | $5.59 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CAOxycodone/Oxymorphone Scr, Ur LC | $5.59 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CAPhencyclidine LC | $5.59 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CACannabinoid Screen, Urine LC | $5.59 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CAFentanyl, Urine LC | $6.83 | file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CATesting for presence of buprenorphine in urine | $7.48 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CABenzodiazepines Screen, Urine LC | $8.08 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CAOpiate Screen, Urine LC | $8.08 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CAFentanyl, Urn Screen w/Reflex | $9.60 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CAMETH Urn Screen w/Reflex | $9.60 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CAFentanyl, Urn Screen w/Reflex | $9.60 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CAMETH Urn Screen w/Reflex | $9.60 | file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CATricyclic Antidepressant, Ur LC | $10.56 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido, CADrug Screen Blood Salicylate | $10.59 | file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway, CADrug Screen Blood Salicylate | $10.59 | file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CAPph-Meth Urn Screen W/Reflex | $12.00 | file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CAPph-Fentanyl, Urn Screen W/Reflex | $12.00 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.