Drug screen (urine) cost in El Paso, TX

Prices at 5 hospitals in El Paso, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $233 — 107% above the US median ($113), roughly 13.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX $66 $114
The Hospitals of Providence-East Campus El Paso, TX $233 ★ 2/5 158 min
Las Palmas Medical Center a Campus of Lpds Healthc El Paso, TX $309 $53 ★ 2/5 127 min
Sierra Medical Center El Paso, TX $320 ★ 2/5 160 min

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$311
Cash / self-pay
$233
Insurer-negotiated
$62
Medicare pays
$17
$43$315
Median cash $233  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $233 — about 13.6× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $311 list price could save about $78 (25%).

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Doctors who perform this in El Paso

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Efrain Rivera, M.D.Pain ManagementEl Paso, TX742
Jessie Coleman, M.D.AnesthesiologyEl Paso, TX641
Raul Lopez, M.D.Pain ManagementEl Paso, TX419
David Durussel, M.D.Physical Medicine and RehabilitationEl Paso, TX372
Eduardo Vazquez, M.D.AnesthesiologyEl Paso, TX319
Carlos Trigo, MDEmergency MedicineEl Paso, TX253
Jessica Aguilar, PA-CPhysician AssistantEl Paso, TX173
Harold RayInterventional Pain ManagementEl Paso, TX139
Adrian Escontrias, M.D.AnesthesiologyEl Paso, TX60
Galo Rodarte, M.D.Internal MedicineEl Paso, TX55
Ajai Agarwal, M.D.Family PracticeEl Paso, TX46
Oscar Perez, MDPsychiatryEl Paso, TX21

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