Drug screen (urine) cost in Ohio

Prices at 129 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $97 — 14% below the US median ($113), roughly 5.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Henry County Hospital, Inc Napoleon, OH $23 $30 ★ 2/5 104 min
Paulding County Hospital Paulding, OH $41 74 min
Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH $42 $62 ★ 5/5 172 min
Wayne Hospital Greenville, OH $48 136 min
Fostoria Community Hospital Fostoria, OH $48 $50 ★ 4/5
Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital Defiance, OH $48 $56 ★ 5/5
Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH $51 $55 ★ 4/5 188 min
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $51 $55 ★ 4/5 131 min
Uh Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH $52 $44 ★ 4/5 187 min
Uh St John Medical Center Westlake, OH $52 $44 ★ 4/5 231 min
Uh Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH $52 $62 ★ 3/5 241 min
Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital Cleveland, OH $52 $44
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $52 $70 ★ 4/5 142 min
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH $53 ★ 3/5 132 min
Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH $53 ★ 3/5 155 min
Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH $53 $62 ★ 4/5 199 min
University of Toledo Medical Center Toledo, OH $53 $54 ★ 3/5 171 min
Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $56 $62
Lake Health Concord, OH $57 $62 ★ 3/5 168 min
Harrison Community Hospital Cadiz, OH $60 $29 82 min
Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OH $61 $17 ★ 4/5 171 min
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $61 $62 ★ 3/5 244 min
Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH $62 $62 ★ 4/5 208 min
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH $62 $62 ★ 3/5 218 min
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $62 $62 ★ 3/5 132 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)
$150
Cash / self-pay
$97
Insurer-negotiated
$62
Medicare pays
$17
$53$279
Median cash $97  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $97 — about 5.7× 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 $150 list price could save about $53 (35%).

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