Rapid drug screen cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 29 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $11.40 to $383.62, with a median of $47.30. The lowest price is at Grandview Medical Center (Birmingham). The highest price is 33.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $47.30, is 17% below the US median of $57.20.
- That is 3.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- Alabama ranks 19th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 29 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 80305. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$11.40Grandview Medical Center
Median$47.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$383.62in Alabama
Lowest saves$35.90vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Medical Center lowest Birmingham · Birmingham, AL PRS DRG IA VIS | $11.40 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL Urine Drug Screen | $12.00 | $30.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day | $12.00 | $63.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Drug Screen - Not Client | $12.00 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL PRS DRG IA VIS | $15.00 | $100.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL POC Extended Panel Drug Screen | $15.50 | $31.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL PRS DRG IA VIS | $18.00 | $99.98 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Drug test,Read Direct Obser Op | $22.50 | $30.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Cocaine Sc Conf Urine | $27.00 | $111.00 | — source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $35.91 | $89.77 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL .ONE STEP URINE DRUG SCREEN E911 | $40.80 | $51.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL LAB-UDRUG, DRUG SCREEN, URINE | $47.16 | $47.16 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL LAB-UDRUG, DRUG SCREEN, URINE | $47.16 | $47.16 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC DRUG TEST FENTYL | $47.30 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC DRUG TEST FENTYL | $47.30 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $58.10 | $83.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL PCP CONFIRMATION | $68.25 | $105.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC DRUG TEST, PRESUMP,ANY NUMBER OF CLASS, DIRECT OPTICAL OBS, URINE | $83.60 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL TESTING FOR PRESENCE OF DRUG; READ BY DIRECT OBSERVATION | $88.00 | $220.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL DRUG SCREEN | $97.50 | $195.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL X-MEDTOX DRUG SCREEN | $198.40 | $198.40 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL X-MEDTOX DRUG SCREEN | $198.40 | $198.40 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL X-MEDTOX DRUG SCREEN | $198.40 | $198.40 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LAB-HK-AMPMX-AMPHETAMINES CONF | $302.06 | $302.06 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL LAB-HK-AMPMX-AMPHETAMINES CONF | $302.06 | $302.06 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL .DRUG SCREEN, URINE (ALH) BACKUP | $315.00 | $315.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL .DRUG SCREEN, URINE (ALH) BACKUP | $315.00 | $315.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $358.00 | $358.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL PRS DRG IA VIS | $383.62 | $3,196.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $18.00 | $302.06 |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $11.40 | $22.50 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $198.40 | $198.40 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $47.16 | $47.16 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $15.00 | $25.46 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $12.00 | $197.81 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $15.50 | $28.15 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $83.60 | $83.60 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $68.25 | $68.25 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $315.00 | $315.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $47.30 | $47.30 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $97.50 | $97.50 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $58.10 | $58.10 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $47.30 | $47.30 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What rapid drug screen is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid drug screen explained.
Rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day in other states
- Alaska$83.00
- Arizona$16.85
- Arkansas$27.04
- California$84.76
- Colorado$65.65
- Connecticut$27.60, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$105.34, 2 hospitals
- Florida$100.00
- Georgia$72.00
- Hawaii$89.40
- Idaho$60.00
- Illinois$81.90
- Indiana$99.56
- Iowa$78.64
- Kansas$50.98
- Kentucky$41.00
- Louisiana$23.70
- Maine$22.31
- Maryland$26.55, 4 hospitals
- Massachusetts$49.10
- Michigan$37.61
- Minnesota$58.40
- Mississippi$36.05
- Missouri$68.00
- Montana$117.50
- Nebraska$100.80
- Nevada$189.00
- New Hampshire$28.01
- New Jersey$14.49
- New Mexico$20.25
- New York$34.85
- North Carolina$99.00
- North Dakota$86.40
- Ohio$57.85
- Oklahoma$48.80
- Oregon$67.57
- Pennsylvania$55.65
- Puerto Rico$64.00
- Rhode Island$33.00
- South Carolina$39.60
- South Dakota$58.40
- Tennessee$19.20
- Texas$106.41
- Utah$69.11
- Vermont$38.49
- Virginia$42.70
- Washington$49.65
- West Virginia$36.36
- Wisconsin$57.20
- Wyoming$33.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.