Drug screen (urine) cost in South Carolina

Prices at 26 hospitals in South Carolina, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $216 — 91% above the US median ($113), roughly 12.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC $36 $63 ★ 2/5 162 min —
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC $51 — ★ 3/5 153 min —
Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC $51 — ★ 5/5 132 min —
Conway Medical Center Conway, SC $58 $24 ★ 2/5 134 min —
Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood, SC $72 $104 ★ 4/5 199 min —
Edgefield County Healthcare an Affiliate of Self R Edgefield, SC $72 $104 — 80 min —
Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville, SC $84 $45 — 128 min —
Roper Hospital Charleston, SC $96 — ★ 4/5 96 min —
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc Summerville, SC $96 — ★ 5/5 140 min —
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital Georgetown, SC $106 $238 ★ 2/5 151 min —
Shriners Hospitals for Children Greenville, SC $147 $40 — — —
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg, SC $216 — ★ 2/5 179 min —
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney, SC $216 $25 ★ 2/5 161 min —
Pelham Medical Center Greer, SC $216 $26 ★ 5/5 177 min —
Union Medical Center Union, SC $216 $29 — 155 min —
Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC $233 $39 ★ 3/5 223 min —
Trident Medical Center Charleston, SC $305 $30 ★ 3/5 126 min —
McLeod Medical Center-Dillon Dillon, SC $320 $123 ★ 3/5 170 min —
McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence, SC $320 $123 ★ 3/5 238 min —
McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC $320 $123 ★ 4/5 138 min —
McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw, SC $320 $123 ★ 3/5 140 min —
McLeod Health Clarendon Manning, SC $320 $123 ★ 3/5 212 min —
Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC $359 — ★ 2/5 184 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)
$233
Cash / self-pay
$216
Insurer-negotiated
$42
Medicare pays
$17
$53$320
Median cash $216  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $216 — about 12.6× 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 $233 list price could save about $17 (7%).

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