Rapid drug screen cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $25.27 to $272.00, with a median of $39.60. The lowest price is at Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R (Edgefield) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 10.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $39.60, is 31% below the US median of $57.20.
- That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- South Carolina ranks 16th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 27 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$25.27Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R + 1 more
Median$39.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$272.00in South Carolina
Lowest saves$14.33vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R lowest Edgefield · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Drug Test Presum Direct Obs | $25.27 | $42.11 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Self Regional Healthcare lowest Greenwood · Greenwood, SC HC Drug Test Presum Direct Obs | $25.27 | $42.11 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville · Greenwood, SC HC Drug Test Presum Direct Obs | $29.48 | $42.11 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PER DOS | $31.00 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PER DOS | $31.00 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PER DOS | $31.00 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PER DOS | $37.00 | $74.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Anderson · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Drug Screen List a Any Nmbr Non Tlc Devices | $39.00 | $78.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Cannon Pickens · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Drug Screen List a Any Nmbr Non Tlc Devices | $39.00 | $78.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Piedmont Piedmont · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Drug Screen List a Any Nmbr Non Tlc Devices | $39.00 | $78.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney · Gaffney, SC Pbb Drug Test Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs per Day | $39.60 | $66.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pelham Medical Center Greer · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Pbb Drug Test Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs per Day | $39.60 | $66.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Hospital For Restorative Care Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC Pbb Drug Test Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs per Day | $39.60 | $66.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC Pbb Drug Test Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs per Day | $39.60 | $66.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Medical Center Union · Spartanburg, SC Pbb Drug Test Prsmv Qual Dir Optical Obs per Day | $39.60 | $66.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PER DOS | $44.50 | $89.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC DRGSCRN DIRECT OPT OBS | $51.00 | $68.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC DRGSCRN DIRECT OPT OBS | $51.00 | $68.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Employer 14 PNL UDS | $58.00 | $58.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Carolina Forest Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $140.58 | $198.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw · Cheraw, SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $140.58 | $198.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Clarendon Manning · Manning, SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $140.58 | $198.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Loris Hospital Loris · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $140.58 | $198.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon · Dillon, SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $140.58 | $198.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence · Florence, SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $140.58 | $198.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Seacoast E Little River · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $140.58 | $198.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia · Columbia, SC Hc Optical Read Drug Scrn | $272.00 | $272.00 | Apr 1, 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 | 4 | $37.00 | $47.75 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 4 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 4 | $58.00 | $140.58 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 3 | $39.60 | $39.60 |
| Florence, SC | 2 | $31.00 | $85.79 |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $25.27 | $27.38 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $25.27 | $25.27 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Cheraw, SC | 1 | $140.58 | $140.58 |
| Columbia, SC | 1 | $272.00 | $272.00 |
| Dillon, SC | 1 | $140.58 | $140.58 |
| Gaffney, SC | 1 | $39.60 | $39.60 |
| Manning, SC | 1 | $140.58 | $140.58 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
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 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 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.