Rapid drug screen cost in Washington
In Washington, 36 hospitals publish a cash price for rapid drug screen read by eye (cup, dipstick or card), per day: from $27.20 to $374.50, with a median of $49.65. The lowest price is at Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 (Ellensburg). The highest price is 13.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $49.65, is 13% below the US median of $57.20.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.60).
- Washington ranks 22nd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 36 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$27.20Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1
Median$49.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$374.50in Washington
Lowest saves$22.45vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 lowest Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $27.20 | $32.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $28.70 | $41.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $28.70 | $41.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Drug Test Prsmv Read Direct Optical Obs PR Date | $28.70 | $41.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS - TECH | $30.60 | $60.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $33.60 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $33.60 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $33.60 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $33.60 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $34.00 | $40.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $36.40 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA U Dipstick Cotinine (Nicotine) POCT | $37.62 | $66.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $39.96 | $74.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC POCT - DRUG SCREEN URINE (W/THC) | $41.08 | $70.83 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $41.60 | $52.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA U Dipstick Cotinine (Nicotine) POCT | $45.50 | $70.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $45.88 | $74.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC DRUG SCREEN MULTI DRUG CLASS | $48.00 | $60.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Urine Drug Test | $51.30 | $57.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA DAT 13 PANEL DRUG SCREEN | $56.95 | $67.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Drug scrn class list a cntrct | $67.20 | $84.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $75.40 | $116.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $75.40 | $116.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $83.05 | $151.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA TESTING FOR PRESENCE OF DRUG; READ BY DIRECT OBSERVATION | $89.05 | $137.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $90.40 | $113.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $91.65 | $141.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $98.40 | $123.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA DRUG TEST PRSMV DIR OPT OBS | $105.90 | $264.74 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC DRUG SCREEN MULTI DRUG CLASS | $112.80 | $141.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA TESTING FOR PRESENCE OF DRUG; READ BY DIRECT OBSERVATION | $118.95 | $183.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA Drug testing, read by direct observation | $155.00 | $155.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA UDS 12 PANEL | $168.00 | $210.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation | $199.91 | $222.12 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC SV DRUG SCREEN, URINE | $276.25 | $425.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC DRUG TEST PRSMV DIRECT OPT OBS PER DOS | $374.50 | $535.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 9 | $28.70 | $33.60 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 4 | $37.62 | $94.48 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $48.00 | $61.70 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $90.40 | $94.40 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $89.05 | $182.65 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $34.00 | $37.80 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 2 | $28.70 | $28.70 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 2 | $51.30 | $59.25 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $39.96 | $39.96 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $118.95 | $118.95 |
| Centralia, WA | 1 | $45.88 | $45.88 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $199.91 | $199.91 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $91.65 | $91.65 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 1 | $155.00 | $155.00 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $56.95 | $56.95 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $45.50 | $45.50 |
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
- Tennessee$19.20
- Texas$106.41
- Utah$69.11
- Vermont$38.49
- Virginia$42.70
- West Virginia$36.36
- Wisconsin$57.20
- Wyoming$33.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.