Drug screen (urine) cost in Philadelphia, PA

Prices at 13 hospitals in Philadelphia, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $573 — 408% above the US median ($113), roughly 33.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $124 $51
St Christopher's Hospital for Children Philadelphia, PA $573 $129
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA $593 $131 ★ 4/5 280 min
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $691 $122 ★ 4/5 326 min
Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $752 $117 ★ 5/5 290 min
Philadelphia VA Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $1,034 $96 ★ 5/5
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $1,034 $96

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)
$371
Cash / self-pay
$573
Insurer-negotiated
$68
Medicare pays
$17
$20$1,034
Median cash $573  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $573 — about 33.4× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).

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Doctors who perform this in Philadelphia

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
Addison Haskins, CRNPNurse PractitionerPhiladelphia, PA537
Eileen Manabat, M.D.Pain ManagementPhiladelphia, PA190
Carrie Bubenzer, PA-CPhysician AssistantPhiladelphia, PA180
Uplekh Purewal, MDPain ManagementPhiladelphia, PA133
Eric Ratner, M.D.Pain ManagementPhiladelphia, PA130
Louise Murray, CRNPNurse PractitionerPhiladelphia, PA123
Christopher RenziNurse PractitionerPhiladelphia, PA121
David Rulnick, PACPhysician AssistantPhiladelphia, PA118
Rachel Stein, PA-CPhysician AssistantPhiladelphia, PA106
Andrew Renzi, CRNPNurse PractitionerPhiladelphia, PA101
Kristen Kitchen, PA-CPhysician AssistantPhiladelphia, PA80
Mary Ann Haggerty, NPNurse PractitionerPhiladelphia, PA64

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