Rapid drug screen cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $21.70 to $288.40, with a median of $78.64. The lowest price is at Cass County Memorial Hospital (Atlantic). The highest price is 13.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $78.64, is 37% above the US median of $57.20.
- That is 6.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- Iowa ranks 36th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 51 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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$21.70Cass County Memorial Hospital
Median$78.64half of hospitals charge less
Highest$288.40in Iowa
Lowest saves$56.94vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Memorial Hospital lowest Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $21.70 | $31.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $24.80 | $31.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $26.68 | $46.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $28.38 | $35.48 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $30.16 | $58.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $34.00 | $34.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $35.20 | $44.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA NICOTINE SCREEN | $35.70 | $42.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA 5 PANEL UDS /S1 | $36.00 | $45.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $40.00 | $40.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $55.12 | $137.80 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA DRUG SCR PRESUMP DIRECT OPTICAL OBS 80305 | $58.40 | $73.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA EMPLOYMENT DRUG SCN J | $66.08 | $118.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $70.00 | $70.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $72.14 | $90.17 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $72.14 | $90.17 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Direct Optical Observation Only | $72.15 | $111.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Drug Screen Urine Direct Obv | $72.75 | $97.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $78.64 | $98.29 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $78.64 | $98.29 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC DRUG TEST(S) PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $78.64 | $98.29 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $78.64 | $98.29 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC DRUG TEST(S) PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $78.64 | $98.29 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $78.64 | $98.29 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $78.64 | $98.29 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $78.64 | $98.29 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $78.64 | $98.29 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $79.06 | $118.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $79.20 | $99.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $82.40 | $103.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes, any n | $83.25 | $111.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA DRUG ABUSE SCN E | $84.00 | $105.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $85.14 | $198.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $96.60 | $138.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $100.80 | $168.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $106.40 | $133.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA UR ETHYL GLUCORONIDE SCREEN W/REFLEX | $108.00 | $166.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Direct Optical Observation Only | $113.75 | $175.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $116.10 | $258.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA DRUG SCREEN-TRIAGE | $118.40 | $148.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Keokuk County Health Center Sigourney · Sigourney, IA RAPID URINE DRUG SCREEN | $121.80 | $174.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $129.00 | $258.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $150.00 | $150.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $153.60 | $256.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $165.00 | $220.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Direct Optical Observation Only | $168.00 | $168.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA DRUG SCREEN - JAC | $179.00 | $179.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $202.35 | $213.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $239.40 | $399.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $240.60 | $401.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA GENERAL URINE DRUG SCREEN G/F/M1 | $288.40 | $360.50 | Jun 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 4 | $30.16 | $96.20 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $40.00 | $78.64 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $34.00 | $56.53 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $28.38 | $50.26 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $85.14 | $107.07 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $153.60 | $153.60 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $35.20 | $35.20 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $21.70 | $21.70 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $240.60 | $240.60 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $72.14 | $72.14 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $55.12 | $55.12 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $239.40 | $239.40 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $116.10 | $116.10 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $106.40 | $106.40 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $78.64 | $78.64 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $78.64 | $78.64 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $83.25 | $83.25 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $78.64 | $78.64 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $165.00 | $165.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $78.64 | $78.64 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $26.68 | $26.68 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $35.70 | $35.70 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $66.08 | $66.08 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $96.60 | $96.60 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $79.20 | $79.20 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $179.00 | $179.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $78.64 | $78.64 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $72.15 | $72.15 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $78.64 | $78.64 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $24.80 | $24.80 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $100.80 | $100.80 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $82.40 | $82.40 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $58.40 | $58.40 |
| Sigourney, IA | 1 | $121.80 | $121.80 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $78.64 | $78.64 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $72.75 | $72.75 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $202.35 | $202.35 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $118.40 | $118.40 |
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
- 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
- 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.