Drug screen (urine) Cost in Saint Paul, MN (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Saint Paul, MN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $87 — 23% below the US median ($113), roughly 5.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Allina United Hospital	Saint Paul, MN	$81	$89	★ 3/5	182 min	—
Regions Hospital	Saint Paul, MN	$92	$65	★ 3/5	231 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)

$261

Cash / self-pay

$87

Insurer-negotiated

$65

Medicare pays

$17

$82$91

Median cash $87 · Medicare $17 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $87 — about 5.1× 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 $261 list price could save about $175 (67%).

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Doctors who perform this in Saint Paul

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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Anitra Jackson, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Saint Paul, MN	191
Chukwuemeka Anyake, M.D.	Psychiatry	Saint Paul, MN	68
Wesley Wormington, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Saint Paul, MN	39
Luciana Arntson, ANP	Nurse Practitioner	Saint Paul, MN	35
David Rossmiller, MD	Family Practice	Saint Paul, MN	22

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