Rapid drug screen cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $9.00 to $364.00, with a median of $99.00. The lowest price is at Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center (Elizabeth City). The highest price is 40.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $99.00, is 73% above the US median of $57.20.
- That is 7.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- North Carolina ranks 42nd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 26 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$9.00Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center
Median$99.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$364.00in North Carolina
Lowest saves$90.00vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $9.00 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC TESTING FOR PRESENCE OF DRUG; READ BY DIRECT OBSERVATION | $19.20 | $32.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC TESTING FOR PRESENCE OF DRUG; READ BY DIRECT OBSERVATION | $19.20 | $32.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC Fentanyl, Urine (In-House) | $23.80 | $35.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Alleghany County Memorial Hospital Sparta · Sparta, NC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $25.50 | $51.00 | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $29.50 | $59.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $34.45 | $65.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $34.45 | $65.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Highlands · Highlands, NC DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ | $47.60 | $47.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Transylvania Regional Hospital Brevard · Brevard, NC 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 ºeg, dipsticks, cups, ca | $47.60 | $47.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC DRUG SCREEN SNGLE DRUG IMMUNO | $57.60 | $288.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $64.40 | $92.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TOXICOLOGY SCREEN URINE | $97.00 | $97.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $101.00 | $202.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $101.00 | $202.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $101.00 | $202.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $101.00 | $202.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $101.00 | $202.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $101.00 | $202.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $101.00 | $202.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $101.00 | $202.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $101.00 | $202.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $101.00 | $202.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Drug Test Prsmv Dir Opt Obs | $130.41 | $483.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TOXICOLOGY SCREEN URINE | $176.82 | $176.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC 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 | $364.00 | $910.00 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 9 | $101.00 | $101.00 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $101.00 | $101.00 |
| Asheville, NC | 1 | $97.00 | $97.00 |
| Brevard, NC | 1 | $47.60 | $47.60 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $64.40 | $64.40 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $176.82 | $176.82 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $34.45 | $34.45 |
| Highlands, NC | 1 | $47.60 | $47.60 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $29.50 | $29.50 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $23.80 | $23.80 |
| Sparta, NC | 1 | $25.50 | $25.50 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $101.00 | $101.00 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $34.45 | $34.45 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $364.00 | $364.00 |
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
- Nebraska$100.80
- Nevada$189.00
- New Hampshire$28.01
- New Jersey$14.49
- New Mexico$20.25
- New York$34.85
- 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.