Rapid drug screen cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $8.30 to $491.15, with a median of $41.00. The lowest price is at Meadowview Regional Medical Center (Maysville). The highest price is 59.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $41.00, is 28% below the US median of $57.20.
- That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- Kentucky ranks 17th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 57 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.30Meadowview Regional Medical Center
Median$41.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$491.15in Kentucky
Lowest saves$32.70vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center lowest Maysville · Maysville, KY 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 [eg, dipsticks, cups, cards, or cartridges]), includes sample validation when performed, per date of service | $8.30 | $20.74 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 6 Mam Screen | $11.82 | $28.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY DRUG SCREEN | $12.06 | $18.55 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPTIC READ OBS PR DATE DCP | $13.39 | $102.97 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $14.50 | $29.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $15.00 | $20.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN DRUG TEST PRESUMPTIVE DIR OBS | $15.12 | $63.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPTIC READ OBS PR DATE DCP | $16.80 | $56.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $20.80 | $32.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Drug Screen POC | $21.00 | $35.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN DRUG TEST PRESUMPTIVE DIR OBS | $22.68 | $63.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $22.87 | $27.55 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $25.20 | $42.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $25.20 | $42.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY WL HART CO SALIVA DRUG SCREEN | $25.20 | $42.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY WL HART CO SALIVA DRUG SCREEN | $25.20 | $42.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY WL HART CO SALIVA DRUG SCREEN | $25.20 | $42.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY WL HART CO SALIVA DRUG SCREEN | $25.20 | $42.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY WL HART CO SALIVA DRUG SCREEN | $25.20 | $42.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY DRUG TEST PRSM DIR OPT OBS AMB | $26.40 | $44.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY 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 [eg, dipsticks, cups, cards, or cartridges]), includes sample validation when performed, per date of service | $26.47 | $66.17 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $28.60 | $28.60 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY RAPID DRUG SCREEN - | $31.20 | $52.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $31.39 | $52.31 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Lab Drug Screen Lateral Flow | $33.43 | $69.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Drug Screen Lateral Flow | $36.53 | $87.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB DRUG SCREEN LATERAL FLOW | $38.58 | $87.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB DRUG SCREEN-VISUAL READ (IH) | $41.00 | $205.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB DRUG SCREEN-VISUAL READ (IH) | $41.00 | $205.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB DRUG SCREEN-VISUAL READ (IH) | $41.00 | $205.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB DRUG SCREEN-VISUAL READ (SO) | $41.00 | $205.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB DRUG SCREEN-VISUAL READ (IH) | $41.00 | $205.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB DRUG SCREEN-VISUAL READ (IH) | $41.00 | $205.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Drug Screen Lateral Flow | $41.32 | $87.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $43.55 | $67.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs - Toxicology Screen Urine | $44.85 | $112.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Lab Drug Screen Lateral Flow | $46.67 | $87.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $52.08 | $74.40 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Lab Drug Screen Lateral Flow | $65.62 | $187.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $76.56 | $102.08 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $76.56 | $102.08 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $76.56 | $102.08 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $76.56 | $102.08 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $76.56 | $102.08 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $76.56 | $102.08 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $76.56 | $102.08 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPTIC READ OBS PR DATE | $94.24 | $304.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs PR Date | $97.20 | $162.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY 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 [eg, dipsticks, cups, cards, or cartridges]), includes sample validation when performed, per date of service | $106.36 | $265.91 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $120.60 | $201.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $120.60 | $201.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $122.40 | $204.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $137.40 | $229.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $146.90 | $226.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC So Drug Test Prsmv Dir Optical Obs | $252.60 | $421.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Lab Drug Screen Lateral Flow | $266.66 | $706.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $491.15 | $818.58 | Sep 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 10 | $11.82 | $41.00 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 8 | $26.47 | $43.08 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $21.00 | $76.56 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 3 | $33.43 | $76.56 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 2 | $25.20 | $25.20 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $65.62 | $71.09 |
| Pikeville, KY | 2 | $120.60 | $129.00 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $25.20 | $25.20 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $52.08 | $52.08 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $94.24 | $94.24 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $76.56 | $76.56 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $43.55 | $43.55 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $14.50 | $14.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $25.20 | $25.20 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $25.20 | $25.20 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $26.40 | $26.40 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $25.20 | $25.20 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $16.80 | $16.80 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $31.39 | $31.39 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $491.15 | $491.15 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $8.30 | $8.30 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $12.06 | $12.06 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $13.39 | $13.39 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $28.60 | $28.60 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $266.66 | $266.66 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $146.90 | $146.90 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $120.60 | $120.60 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $25.20 | $25.20 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $22.87 | $22.87 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $122.40 | $122.40 |
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
- Iowa$78.64
- Kansas$50.98
- 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.