Rapid drug screen cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $9.83 to $316.25, with a median of $19.20. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 32.2× 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$9.83Erlanger Health
Median$19.20half pay less
Highest$316.25in Tennessee
Lowest saves$9.37vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN CHG DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $9.83 | $34.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $10.80 | $54.00 | Feb 25, 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 |
| 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 |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG DRUG TEST PRSMV READ DIRECT OPTICAL OBS PR DATE | $17.95 | $34.00 | Jan 25, 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 | — 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, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC DRUG SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL | $20.01 | $69.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC DRUG SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL | $20.01 | $69.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN DRUGS OF ABUSE PANEL | $27.72 | $99.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC DRUG SCREEN, DIRECT OPTICAL | $37.26 | $69.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY PRS DRG IA VIS | $316.25 | $1,630.12 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $20.01 | $28.64 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $17.95 | $17.95 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $316.25 | $316.25 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $12.88 | $12.88 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $9.83 | $9.83 |
| 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 |
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
- Pennsylvania$32.40
- Puerto Rico$24.00
- Rhode Island$33.00
- South Carolina$37.00
- South Dakota$58.40
- 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.