Lab drug screen cost in Maryland
In Maryland, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes): from $18.22 to $313.02, with a median of $119.82. The lowest price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Towson). The highest price is 17.2× the lowest.
Why Maryland prices look low: Maryland is the only state where a commission (the HSCRC) sets hospital rates for every payer, so its hospitals publish prices far below the rest of the country. A separate physician fee may still apply.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 80307. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC Drug Screen | $18.22 | $18.59 | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC DRUG TEST PRSMV INSTRMNT CHEMISTRY ANALYZERS | $25.66 | $26.18 | — source file |
| TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC DRUG SCREEEN FENTANYL | $54.89 | $56.01 | — source file |
| Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD SALICYLATES | $55.42 | $56.55 | — source file |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD SALICYLATE | $76.88 | $76.88 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV DRUGS OF ABUSE SCREEN, QUAL | $103.80 | $173.00 | — source file |
| MedStar St. Mary's Hospital Leonardtown · Lexington Park, MD DRUG TEST PRSMV CHEM ANLYZR | $119.70 | $122.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD DRUG TEST PRSMV CHEM ANLYZR | $119.94 | $122.39 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV DRUG TEST PRSMV CHEM ANLYZR | $148.14 | $151.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV DRUG TEST PRSMV CHEM ANLYZR | $160.97 | $164.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Harbor Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD DRUG TEST PRSMV CHEM ANLYZR | $163.25 | $166.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD DRUG TEST PRSMV CHEM ANLYZR | $164.46 | $167.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD DRUG TEST PRSMV CHEM ANLYZR | $182.09 | $185.81 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes, any number of devices or procedures; by instrument chemistry analyzers (eg, utilizing immunoassay [eg, EIA, ELISA, EMIT, FPIA, IA, KIMS, RIA]), chromatography (eg, GC, HPLC), and mass spectrometry either with or without chromatography, (eg, DART | $313.02 | $313.02 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 7 | $18.22 | $119.94 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 2 | $148.14 | $154.56 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $103.80 | $103.80 |
| Lexington Park, MD | 1 | $119.70 | $119.70 |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $313.02 | $313.02 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1 | $76.88 | $76.88 |
| Salisbury, MD | 1 | $54.89 | $54.89 |
What it is
This lab drug screen checks a urine or blood sample for many drug classes using lab instruments. It is used in emergency care, pain management and some workplace or legal testing.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test; collecting the sample may be billed separately.
Drug screen by lab instrument (any number of drug classes) in other states
- Alabama$100.00
- Alaska$176.57
- Arizona$84.37
- Arkansas$49.93
- California$71.42
- Colorado$176.69
- Connecticut$79.20
- Delaware$459.40
- District of Columbia$212.19
- Florida$62.63
- Georgia$128.31
- Hawaii$95.20
- Idaho$117.38
- Illinois$97.50
- Indiana$113.00
- Iowa$126.43
- Kansas$162.75
- Kentucky$46.72
- Louisiana$33.00
- Maine$95.40
- Massachusetts$165.20
- Michigan$58.23
- Minnesota$71.67
- Mississippi$59.60
- Missouri$91.65
- Montana$187.00
- Nebraska$140.35
- Nevada$219.32
- New Hampshire$182.10
- New Jersey$71.46
- New Mexico$267.21
- New York$121.92
- North Carolina$48.00
- North Dakota$134.00
- Ohio$96.85
- Oklahoma$94.80
- Oregon$57.75
- Pennsylvania$177.60
- Puerto Rico$139.09
- Rhode Island$75.00
- South Carolina$113.30
- South Dakota$150.40
- Tennessee$99.13
- Texas$72.00
- Utah$321.72
- Vermont$166.46
- Virginia$174.77
- Washington$161.35
- West Virginia$30.38
- Wisconsin$113.53
- Wyoming$124.36
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.