Lab drug screen cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 25 hospitals list a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes): from $13.11 to $781.00, with a median of $515.20. The lowest listed price is at Sequoia Hospital — $502.09 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $71.42 at 214 hospitals.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 17 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 23, 2026 and Jul 22, 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia Hospital lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 369-5811 RL-A-DRUG SCRSP 92420 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $13.11 | $36.00 | $7.92–$216.33 | 64% |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 LC-COCAINE SCREEN WB File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $15.75 | $52.50 | $26.25–$131.25 | 70% |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 LC-FENTANYL SCREEN URINE File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $18.27 | $60.90 | $30.45–$152.25 | 70% |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 LC-FENTANYL CONFIRMATION URINE File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $37.76 | $125.85 | $57.85–$155.35 | 70% |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Drug Panel Umbilical Qual-80304 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $42.59 | $106.48 | — | 60% |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 FENTANYL URINE File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $46.61 | $155.35 | $57.85–$155.35 | 70% |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA · (650) 369-5811 RL-A-FLUNI URN 3000183 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $59.70 | $164.00 | $36.08–$216.33 | 64% |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA · (650) 369-5811 RL-A-GHB U 91161 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $62.25 | $171.00 | $37.62–$216.33 | 64% |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 LC-DRUG SCREENANDCONFIRMATION File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $64.59 | $215.29 | $57.85–$183.00 | 70% |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CA · (925) 847-3000 Drug Test Prsmv Chem Anlyzr+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.40 | $296.00 | — | 60% |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CA · (510) 782-6200 DRUGTESTPRSMYCHEMANALYZER File of Feb 23, 2026 · source file | $124.13 | $413.75 | $57.85–$351.69 | 70% |
| Chinese Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 677-2480 Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers File of Jul 22, 2026 · source file | $187.00 | $187.00 | $62.14–$336.60 | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE source file | $515.20 | $920.00 | $57.00–$180.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE source file | $515.20 | $920.00 | $57.00–$180.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE source file | $515.20 | $920.00 | $57.00–$180.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE source file | $515.20 | $920.00 | $57.00–$180.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE source file | $515.20 | $920.00 | $57.00–$180.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE source file | $515.20 | $920.00 | $57.00–$180.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE source file | $515.20 | $920.00 | $57.00–$180.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE source file | $515.20 | $920.00 | $57.00–$180.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE source file | $515.20 | $920.00 | $57.00–$180.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 DRUG TST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEM ANALYZERS PR DATE source file | $515.20 | $920.00 | $57.00–$180.00 | 44% |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CORE DRUG SCREEN CLASS LIST A+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $781.00 | $781.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CORE DRUG SCREEN CLASS LIST A+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $781.00 | $781.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch, CA · (925) 779-7200 HCHG CORE DRUG SCREEN CLASS LIST A+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $781.00 | $781.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG CORE DRUG SCREEN CLASS LIST A+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $781.00 | $781.00 | — | — |
| Novato Community Hospital Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG CORE DRUG SCREEN CLASS LIST A+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $781.00 | $781.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG CORE DRUG SCREEN CLASS LIST A+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $781.00 | $781.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG ALCOHOLS URINE+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $781.00 | $781.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CORE DRUG SCREEN CLASS LIST A+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $781.00 | $781.00 | — | — |
| Eden Medical Center Castro Valley, CA · (510) 537-1234 HCHG CORE DRUG SCREEN CLASS LIST A+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $781.00 | $781.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG CORE DRUG SCREEN CLASS LIST A+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $781.00 | $781.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG CORE DRUG SCREEN CLASS LIST A+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $781.00 | $781.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $13.11, median $515.20, highest $781.00 — a 59.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $515.20. 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 3 of 13 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.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80307 ($127.60). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CALC DRUG TEST PRSMV CHEM ANLYZR | $1.91 | file |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CARL-A-OXY RFX UR 2005100 | $4.72 | file |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CARL-A-FENT RFX U 2012284 | $5.13 | file |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CARL-A-CDASU 9 92186 | $5.46 | file |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward, CALC- DRUGSCREENWREFLEXCONFIRMAT | $5.78 | file |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CARL-A-CDASU 9A 92187 | $8.94 | file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton, CADrug Panel Urn 7 | $9.96 | file |