Rapid drug screen cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $6.00 to $4,294.98, with a median of $65.65. The lowest price is at Grand River Medical Center (Rifle). The highest price is 715.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $65.65, is 15% above the US median of $57.20.
- That is 5.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- Colorado ranks 31st of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 33 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$6.00Grand River Medical Center
Median$65.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,294.98in Colorado
Lowest saves$59.65vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Medical Center lowest Rifle · Rifle, CO TESTING FOR PRESENCE OF DRUG; READ BY DIRECT OBSERVATION | $6.00 | $12.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO LAB DRG SCR DIRECT OPT OBS ONLY DAY | $8.63 | $38.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO LAB DRG SCR DIRECT OPT OBS ONLY DAY | $8.74 | $38.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO LAB DRG SCR DIRECT OPT OBS ONLY DAY | $12.54 | $38.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO TESTING FOR PRESENCE OF DRUG; READ BY DIRECT OBSERVATION | $17.92 | $32.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $20.80 | $32.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO LAB DRG SCR DIRECT OPT OBS ONLY DAY | $23.41 | $38.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC POCT ICUP DRUG SCREEN URINE | $29.15 | $83.28 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma · Yuma, CO Drug Screen Urine - Employee | $30.75 | $41.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Urine Drug Screen, Automated | $35.00 | $47.00 | — source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS 80305 | $45.16 | $56.45 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS 80305 | $45.16 | $56.45 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS 80305 | $45.16 | $56.45 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO EH UDS | $52.64 | $65.80 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO POC Urine Drug Screen | $54.75 | $73.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO Express Test (Bill Only) | $62.30 | $83.07 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=CSHB POCT US MULTI DRUG TEST | $65.65 | $101.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TOXICOLOGY SCREEN SERUM | $86.50 | $173.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $151.80 | $276.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara · Alamosa, CO DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $151.80 | $276.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $168.00 | $280.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $171.70 | $202.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $209.10 | $246.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TOXICOLOGY SCREEN URINE | $217.75 | $217.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TOXICOLOGY SCREEN URINE | $217.75 | $217.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TOXICOLOGY SCREEN URINE | $217.75 | $217.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TOXICOLOGY SCREEN URINE | $217.75 | $217.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TOXICOLOGY SCREEN URINE | $217.75 | $217.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes, any number of devices or procedures; capable of being read by direct optical observation only (eg, utilizing immunoassay ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca | $1,328.75 | $1,328.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes, any number of devices or procedures; capable of being read by direct optical observation only (eg, utilizing immunoassay ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca | $3,651.38 | $3,651.38 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ | $3,651.38 | $3,651.38 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes, any number of devices or procedures; capable of being read by direct optical observation only (eg, utilizing immunoassay ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca | $4,294.98 | $4,294.98 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes, any number of devices or procedures; capable of being read by direct optical observation only (eg, utilizing immunoassay ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca | $4,294.98 | $4,294.98 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 11 | $29.15 | $217.75 |
| Alamosa, CO | 2 | $151.80 | $151.80 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $86.50 | $152.12 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $54.75 | $54.75 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $45.16 | $45.16 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $8.63 | $8.63 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $23.41 | $23.41 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $45.16 | $45.16 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $209.10 | $209.10 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $17.92 | $17.92 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $8.74 | $8.74 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $45.16 | $45.16 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $52.64 | $52.64 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $171.70 | $171.70 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $12.54 | $12.54 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $62.30 | $62.30 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $30.75 | $30.75 |
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
- Alabama$47.30
- Alaska$83.00
- Arizona$16.85
- Arkansas$27.04
- California$84.76
- 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.