Drug screen (urine) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 97 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $183 — 62% above the US median ($113), roughly 10.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $37 $41 — — —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $38 $69 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $43 $21 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $43 $25 ★ 3/5 236 min —
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $44 $89 — 102 min —
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $49 $111 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $59 $69 ★ 3/5 185 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $66 $75 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $69 $62 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $69 $152 — — —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $97 $75 ★ 3/5 252 min —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $101 $68 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $101 $68 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $101 $68 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $101 $68 — 126 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $105 $64 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $117 $64 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $124 $51 — — —
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $127 $71 ★ 4/5 196 min —
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA $128 $91 ★ 2/5 163 min —
Reading Hospital West Reading, PA $132 $82 ★ 4/5 230 min —
Milton S Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA $134 $65 ★ 4/5 261 min —
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $137 $72 ★ 3/5 169 min —
UPMC Horizon Greenville, PA $137 $92 ★ 4/5 156 min —
Mount Nittany Medical Center State College, PA $139 $83 ★ 5/5 188 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 October 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)
$322
Cash / self-pay
$183
Insurer-negotiated
$69
Medicare pays
$17
$20$383
Median cash $183  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $183 — about 10.7× 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 $322 list price could save about $139 (43%).

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