Drug screen (urine) cost in New York

Prices at 78 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $96 — 15% below the US median ($113), roughly 5.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $21 $62 ★ 5/5 203 min
Community Memorial Hospital, Inc Hamilton, NY $25 $17 ★ 4/5 155 min
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $37 $62 ★ 1/5 201 min
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $39 $62 ★ 1/5 229 min
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc Westfield, NY $41 $19 120 min
St Peter's Hospital Albany, NY $42 $34 ★ 2/5 341 min
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY $42 $34 ★ 3/5 228 min
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $46 $17 ★ 2/5 205 min
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $46 $14 ★ 2/5 167 min
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $46 $13 ★ 2/5 233 min
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $46 $17 ★ 2/5 168 min
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $49 $17 ★ 2/5 142 min
UPMC Chautauqua at Wca Jamestown, NY $53 $62 ★ 2/5 171 min
Slhs Massena, Inc Massena, NY $53 $13 116 min
Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY $53 $62 145 min
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $57 $26 ★ 2/5 299 min
Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY $57 $26
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY $63 $62 ★ 3/5 203 min
Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore, NY $63 $62 ★ 3/5 236 min
Mount St. Mary's Hospital & Health Center Lewiston, NY $63 $62 ★ 2/5 156 min
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY $63 $62 ★ 2/5 307 min
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $72 $62 ★ 3/5 219 min
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $75 $82 113 min
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY $92 $62 ★ 3/5 132 min
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $92 $62 ★ 2/5 199 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)
$155
Cash / self-pay
$96
Insurer-negotiated
$56
Medicare pays
$17
$42$285
Median cash $96  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $96 — about 5.6× 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 $155 list price could save about $59 (38%).

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