Rapid drug screen cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 35 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $10.80 to $467.09, with a median of $19.20. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City (Union City). The highest price is 43.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $19.20, is 66% below the US median of $57.20.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- Tennessee ranks 3rd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 35 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 Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.80Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City
Median$19.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$467.09in Tennessee
Lowest saves$8.40vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City lowest Union City · Union City, TN DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $10.80 | $54.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN Drug Screen POC | $11.46 | $30.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $11.76 | $56.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $11.76 | $56.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $11.76 | $56.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $11.96 | $51.33 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $12.88 | $56.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $13.44 | $56.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $13.94 | $42.75 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $16.38 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $18.86 | $82.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $19.20 | $128.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $19.20 | $128.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $19.20 | $128.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $19.20 | $128.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $19.20 | $128.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $19.20 | $128.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $19.20 | $128.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $19.20 | $128.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC DRUG SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL | $20.01 | $69.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC DRUG SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL | $20.01 | $69.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC DRUG SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL | $20.01 | $69.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB COTININE SCREEN URINE | $21.32 | $72.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $21.68 | $42.77 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN DRUGS OF ABUSE PANEL | $27.72 | $99.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB DRUG SCREEN LATERAL FLOW | $30.46 | $72.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN 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 | $54.79 | $221.84 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN OP DRUG SCREEN, RAPID | $55.00 | $55.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ | $56.70 | $56.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN COCAINE METABOLITE | $91.85 | $162.90 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ | $218.55 | $218.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper · Chattanooga, TN-GA DRUG SCR DOO MANUAL READ | $218.55 | $218.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY PRS DRG IA VIS | $316.25 | $1,630.12 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN PRS DRG IA VIS | $391.83 | $1,729.95 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN PRS DRG IA VIS | $467.09 | $1,729.95 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 7 | $11.96 | $20.01 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 4 | $21.32 | $124.50 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 4 | $11.76 | $11.76 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $391.83 | $429.46 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $316.25 | $316.25 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $12.88 | $12.88 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $11.46 | $11.46 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $18.86 | $18.86 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $20.01 | $20.01 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $27.72 | $27.72 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $20.01 | $20.01 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $10.80 | $10.80 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $54.79 | $54.79 |
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 Carolina$39.60
- South Dakota$58.40
- 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.