Rapid drug screen cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $12.60 to $229.00, with a median of $49.10. The lowest price is at Lowell General Hospital (Lowell) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 18.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $49.10, is 14% below the US median of $57.20.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- Massachusetts ranks 21st of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 23 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$12.60Lowell General Hospital + 2 more
Median$49.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$229.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$36.50vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell General Hospital lowest Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs - Rapid Drug Screen | $12.60 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare lowest Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs - Rapid Drug Screen | $12.60 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center lowest Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs - Rapid Drug Screen | $12.60 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs HC Date | $16.92 | $37.59 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $17.00 | $17.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs HC Date | $19.11 | $42.46 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $38.00 | $38.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $38.00 | $38.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRESUMP READ DIR OPTICAL PER DOS | $39.09 | $39.09 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $40.00 | $40.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs PR Date | $45.00 | $45.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC DRUG TEST(S) PRESUMP READ DIR OPTICAL PER DOS | $49.10 | $49.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH DRUG SCREEN | $52.50 | $70.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $53.00 | $53.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $130.50 | $261.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $130.50 | $261.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $130.50 | $261.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $144.00 | $144.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $155.00 | $155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $200.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $213.00 | $213.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Drug Test Presumptive Dir Opt Obs | $220.00 | $220.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Drug Test Presumptive Dir Opt Obs | $229.00 | $229.00 | Mar 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 15 | $12.60 | $38.00 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $39.09 | $89.80 |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $45.00 | $220.00 |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
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
- Maine$22.31
- Maryland$26.55, 4 hospitals
- 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.