Rapid drug screen cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $9.88 to $1,074.00, with a median of $32.40. The lowest price is at AHN Wexford Hospital (Wexford). The highest price is 108.7× the lowest.
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 23, 2026.
Lowest$9.88AHN Wexford Hospital
Median$32.40half pay less
Highest$1,074.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$22.52vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHN Wexford Hospital lowest Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA CHG DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $9.88 | $38.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day | $12.00 | $43.38 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Drug Screen Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs Per Day | $12.00 | $43.38 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA FENTANYL | $12.30 | $20.50 | — source file |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA POC Drugs of Abuse Outpt IVIEW Tech | $14.07 | $82.00 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA EBO QED Saliva | $20.50 | $20.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA EBO QED Saliva | $20.50 | $20.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA EBO QED Saliva | $20.50 | $20.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA EBO QED Saliva | $20.50 | $20.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Drug Test Prsmv Qualdir Optical Obs Per Day | $23.20 | $58.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Drug Test Prsmv Qualdir Optical Obs Per Day | $23.20 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Drug Test Prsmv Qualdir Optical Obs Per Day | $23.20 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Drug Test Prsmv Qualdir Optical Obs Per Day | $23.20 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Drug Test Prsmv Qualdir Optical Obs Per Day | $23.20 | $58.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 80305 POC DRUGS OF ABUSE PRVDR RESULTED | $27.17 | $82.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC DRUG OF ABUSE SCREEN RAPID | $32.40 | $54.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC DRUG OF ABUSE SCREEN RAPID | $32.40 | $54.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC DRUG OF ABUSE SCREEN RAPID | $32.40 | $54.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC DRUG OF ABUSE SCREEN RAPID | $32.40 | $54.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC DRUG OF ABUSE SCREEN RAPID | $32.40 | $54.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC DRUG OF ABUSE SCREEN RAPID | $32.40 | $54.00 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Urine Drug Testing, Qual Screen | $32.80 | $32.80 | — source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $53.40 | $89.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA BUPRENORPHINE SCREEN | $55.65 | $79.50 | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA BUPRENORPHINE SCREEN | $55.65 | $79.50 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $63.00 | $63.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC POCT Drug Test(S) Presumptive Any Class Direct Optical Observation Only | $130.00 | $200.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA URINE DRUG SCREEN (TRIAGE) | $248.40 | $690.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA ACETAMINOPHEN LEVEL OPTICAL | $357.00 | $595.00 | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA DRUG SCRN SINGLE CL OP P0193 | $425.40 | $709.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA DRUG SCREEN COMPR OPTICAL | $441.60 | $736.00 | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA DRUG SCRN SINGLE CL OP P0193 | $441.60 | $736.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $1,074.00 | $1,790.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 9 | $12.00 | $23.20 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 8 | $9.88 | $391.20 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 4 | $14.07 | $29.78 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $20.50 | $36.95 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 2 | $32.40 | $32.40 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $20.50 | $20.50 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $20.50 | $20.50 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $32.40 | $32.40 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $248.40 | $248.40 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $32.40 | $32.40 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $20.50 | $20.50 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $55.65 | $55.65 |
What it is
This code covers a quick drug screen, such as a urine cup, dipstick or card, where the result is read by eye. It gives presumptive results for classes of drugs and is used in clinics, emergency departments and for some employment testing.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the screen for all drug classes on the device, billed once per day. Confirmation testing of a positive result and any formal chain-of-custody collection are billed separately.
Rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day in other states
- Alabama$160.03
- Alaska$78.78
- Arizona$12.35
- Arkansas$24.00
- California$84.76
- Colorado$29.15
- Connecticut$27.60
- Florida$44.10
- Georgia$230.06
- Hawaii$89.40
- Idaho$56.00
- Illinois$40.00
- Indiana$55.10
- Iowa$25.60
- Kansas$24.70
- Kentucky$76.56
- Louisiana$18.70
- Maine$26.40
- Maryland$26.55
- Massachusetts$39.09
- Michigan$34.00
- Minnesota$33.00
- Mississippi$33.21
- Missouri$71.04
- Montana$75.20
- Nebraska$100.48
- Nevada$12.00
- New Hampshire$24.75
- New Jersey$14.49
- New York$30.77
- North Carolina$96.53
- North Dakota$64.97
- Ohio$57.85
- Oklahoma$28.80
- Oregon$71.49
- Puerto Rico$24.00
- Rhode Island$33.00
- South Carolina$37.00
- South Dakota$58.40
- Tennessee$19.20
- Texas$118.80
- Utah$171.10
- Vermont$38.00
- Virginia$20.20
- Washington$63.35
- West Virginia$34.75
- Wisconsin$50.73
- Wyoming$25.27
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.