Rapid drug screen cost in Maine
In Maine, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $8.61 to $399.60, with a median of $22.31. The lowest price is at Northern Light AR Gould Hospital (Presque Isle). The highest price is 46.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $22.31, is 61% below the US median of $57.20.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- Maine ranks 5th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 14 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$8.61Northern Light AR Gould Hospital
Median$22.31half of hospitals charge less
Highest$399.60in Maine
Lowest saves$13.70vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital lowest Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME DRUG SCREEN RAPID TAMC | $8.61 | $41.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Drugs of Abuse Profile 5 POC | $10.25 | $41.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC DRUG SCREEN PRSMV QUAL DIR OPTICAL OBS PER DAY | $12.00 | $174.38 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME POC URINE DRUG SCREEN | $14.06 | $38.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME DRUG TEST PRESUMP OPTICAL | $16.12 | $62.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPTICAL OBS | $17.34 | $34.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME URINE DRUG TOX POC | $18.81 | $57.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $25.80 | $43.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC DRUG SCREEN PRSMV QUAL DIR OPTICAL OBS PER DAY | $50.00 | $174.38 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME CHG DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $51.20 | $51.20 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPTICAL OBS | $53.20 | $140.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC DRUG SCREEN PRSMV QUAL DIR OPTICAL OBS PER DAY | $54.00 | $174.38 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME Drug Screen TOX/See RUA | $104.68 | $130.85 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME Urine Drug Screen POC (RE) | $399.60 | $444.00 | Jul 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 3 | $16.12 | $25.80 |
| Bangor, ME | 2 | $17.34 | $61.01 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $12.00 | $32.60 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $399.60 | $399.60 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $14.06 | $14.06 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $18.81 | $18.81 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $10.25 | $10.25 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $51.20 | $51.20 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $8.61 | $8.61 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
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
- Kentucky$41.00
- Louisiana$23.70
- 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.