Rapid drug screen cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 31 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $23.29 to $241.00, with a median of $100.80. The lowest price is at Banner Ogallala Community Hospital (Ogallala). The highest price is 10.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $100.80, is 76% above the US median of $57.20.
- That is 8.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- Nebraska ranks 45th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 31 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$23.29Banner Ogallala Community Hospital
Median$100.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$241.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$77.51vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital lowest Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB DRG SCR DIRECT OPT OBS ONLY DAY | $23.29 | $38.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Urine Chain Of Custody | $28.00 | $35.00 | — source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE Drug Screen POC | $31.68 | $33.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE DRUG TEST PRESUMPTIVE DIR | $32.40 | $36.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $33.00 | $33.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $34.20 | $38.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Urine Drug Screen Standard | $68.00 | $80.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $85.14 | $198.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $85.14 | $198.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $85.14 | $198.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $85.14 | $198.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $86.40 | $180.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE 15 Test Urine Drug Screen | $87.00 | $97.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $94.76 | $206.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $95.40 | $106.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $100.80 | $180.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $103.20 | $129.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $104.40 | $180.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB DRUGS OF ABUSE SCREEN, URINE | $130.80 | $218.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Nicotine And Cotinine Screen Urine | $140.00 | $175.00 | — source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Drug Screen Urine | $150.00 | $150.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Drug Screen Urine Backup - FH | $175.38 | $474.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $185.32 | $226.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Drug Screen Urine | $188.00 | $198.00 | — source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Drug Screen Urine | $189.00 | $210.00 | — source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA DRUG SCREEN QUAL MULTI EA | $192.00 | $256.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Urine Drug Screen 13 | $198.00 | $220.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $211.56 | $258.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC DRUG SCREEN QUAL EA PROC | $221.88 | $258.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Test Drug Screen-no Order | $238.00 | $238.00 | — source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $241.00 | $241.00 | Jul 22, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 5 | $85.14 | $85.14 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $31.68 | $87.00 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $28.00 | $66.20 |
| Lincoln, NE | 2 | $86.40 | $90.58 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $33.00 | $127.44 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $103.20 | $103.20 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $140.00 | $140.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $188.00 | $188.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $189.00 | $189.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $95.40 | $95.40 |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $211.56 | $211.56 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $175.38 | $175.38 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $238.00 | $238.00 |
| Grand Island, NE | 1 | $100.80 | $100.80 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $34.20 | $34.20 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $185.32 | $185.32 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $23.29 | $23.29 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $32.40 | $32.40 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $130.80 | $130.80 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $241.00 | $241.00 |
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
- Massachusetts$49.10
- Michigan$37.61
- Minnesota$58.40
- Mississippi$36.05
- Missouri$68.00
- Montana$117.50
- 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.