Drug screen (urine) cost in Texas

Prices at 186 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $124 — 10% above the US median ($113), roughly 7.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Huntsville Memorial Hospital Huntsville, TX $20 $72 ★ 2/5 194 min
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $27 $52 ★ 2/5 223 min
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $27 $24
North Central Surgical Center Llp Dallas, TX $27 $179 108 min
University Medical Center of El Paso El Paso, TX $28 $62 ★ 3/5 240 min
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $28 $68 ★ 4/5 117 min
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $28 $167 ★ 2/5 215 min
Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital Sonora, TX $33 $37 124 min
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $37 $43 ★ 3/5 166 min
Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville Brownsville, TX $38 ★ 3/5 136 min
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Southlake, TX $38 $67 140 min
Anson General Hospital Anson, TX $38 $13
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital-William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX $41 $27 ★ 4/5 300 min
Muleshoe Area Medical Center Muleshoe, TX $43 $58 113 min
Crescent Medical Center Lancaster Lancaster, TX $44 $31 ★ 2/5 160 min
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $45 $84 ★ 2/5 174 min
Hardeman County Memorial Hospital Quanah, TX $45 $43 94 min
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $52 $66 ★ 4/5 212 min
University Health System San Antonio, TX $55 $75 ★ 3/5 366 min
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $55 $75 ★ 2/5 189 min
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $56 $37 116 min
Knox County Hospital Knox City, TX $58 $41 138 min
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $58 $237 ★ 4/5 174 min
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $58 $66 ★ 4/5 159 min
Methodist McKinney Hospital Mckinney, TX $60 $66 92 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)
$207
Cash / self-pay
$124
Insurer-negotiated
$66
Medicare pays
$17
$48$402
Median cash $124  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $124 — about 7.2× 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 $207 list price could save about $83 (40%).

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