Two numbers decide most employer purchases: how many drug classes the kit screens, and what it costs at the volume you buy. This comparison puts ten urine kits side by side on those two axes, using prices the vendors publish and noting where they do not. One caveat holds throughout: an instant urine cup is a presumptive screen, and every non-negative goes to a certified laboratory for GC-MS or LC-MS confirmation before an employer takes action. A cup detects metabolites; it does not show impairment.
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Kit |
Panels |
Published price |
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12 Panel Now, 12 Panel with Fentanyl |
12 |
$2.79 at 25 → $1.49 at top tier |
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12 Panel Now, 5 Panel 90 mL cup |
5 |
As low as $0.89 |
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American Screening Corp bulk cup |
5 |
$2.20 per cup |
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American Screening Corp |
19 |
$4.03 per cup |
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CLIAwaived, Inc., 12 Panel IDTC II |
12 |
$112.50 per box |
1. 12 Panel Now — 12 Panel Drug Test Cup with Fentanyl, CLIA Waived
A 12-panel cup screening fentanyl at a 1 ng/mL cutoff that still holds CLIA-waived status, meaning trained non-laboratory staff can run it under a basic certificate of waiver. Published range is $1.49 to $2.79 per cup: $2.79 at a box of 25, $1.49 only at the largest tier. The company also lists a 5 Panel 90 mL cup as low as $0.89 and a 120 mL click-top with adulteration testing as low as $0.99, so an employer can pair a cheap pre-employment 5-panel with a broader post-incident cup under one account.
12 Panel Now manufactures the Serenity Cup line in Boynton Beach, Florida. Orders before 3:00 PM EST ship same day, US delivery is one to four days, and free shipping starts around 100 cups.
Drawback: the lowest per-cup figures need volumes in the tens of thousands. Read the tier table, not the headline.
2. American Screening Corp — 5 Panel Rapid Drug Screen Cup
A US manufacturer-distributor with the widest published panel spread here. The 5-panel is $15.99 in a small pack and $2.20 per cup in bulk; the 12-panel is $67.07 per box and the 19-panel $4.03 per cup.
Drawback: published figures are single points rather than a ladder, so a large order still needs a quote.
3. CLIAwaived, Inc. — 12 Panel IDTC II
House-brand 12-panel from a broad point-of-care distributor, listed at $112.50 per box. Useful when you want cups and other diagnostics on one purchase order.
Drawback: distributor pricing sits above manufacturer-direct at comparable volume.
4. T-Cup Compact 12-Panel
Also stocked by CLIAwaived, Inc. at $81.25 to $89.25 per box. The smaller housing suits mobile collectors.
Drawback: a compact cup holds less specimen, a problem if a confirmation lab wants to re-run.
5. Abbott iCup with adulteration (OX/SG/PH)
Abbott’s 5-panel iCup covers COC, THC, OPI, mAMP and PCP with built-in validity checks, listed as CLIA waived in 25-cup packs. The manufacturer name clears procurement where approved-vendor policies apply.
Drawback: pricing is not published, so the table above cannot include it.
6. AllTest 12 Panel Cup with Fentanyl, via Medical Distribution Group
Listed as CLIA waived and 510(k) cleared. FDA 510(k) cleared means the maker showed the device performs equivalently to one already on the market — a clearance, not an approval.
Drawback: no published price; availability depends on the distributor.
7. Identify Diagnostics 12 Panel Urine Drug Test Cup
Screens AMP, BAR, BUP, BZO, COC, MDMA, MET, MOP, MTD, OXY, PCP and THC, marketed as CLIA waived, sold in retail multipacks and bulk.
Drawback: multipack pricing is high per test against a proper bulk tier.
8. Easy@Home 12 Panel Cup (ECDOA-7124)
Covers AMP, BAR, BZO, COC, MDMA, MET, MTD, OPI-2000, OXY, PCP, TCA and THC-50, with a sensitive built-in THC strip. Stocked at Amazon and Walmart.
Drawback: built for household buyers. No account rep, no private-label route, no bulk tiers.
9. Prime Screen 13-Panel C-Cup and 14-Panel cups
Higher panel counts than most, including a CLIA-waived 13-panel C-Cup, sold direct and through Amazon in cup and dip-card formats.
Drawback: pricing shifts across channels, so confirm the per-unit figure in writing.
10. Medical Disposables 12 Panel Cup with Adulterants (MDC-12AD)
A CLIA-waived 12-panel with pH, specific gravity and creatinine strips built in, flagging a diluted or tampered specimen at collection rather than at the lab days later.
Drawback: price is unpublished. On many brands, adding validity strips removes CLIA-waived status — confirm per product code.
How to read these numbers
Box price is not unit price. A $112.50 box and a $2.20 cup are not comparable until you confirm how many cups the box holds.
Panel count is a policy question. A 19-panel cup costs more because it screens more classes, not because it is better. Match panels to what your written policy covers.
Waiver status is per SKU. CLIA waived is granted device by device. A brand can sell a waived cup and a Forensic Use Only version of the same panel — the latter sold for employment or legal screening but not cleared for clinical diagnosis. Cups adding EtG or fentanyl often fall there.
Format changes handling cost. An integrated cup is a sealed collection device with the strips inside; a dip card needs its own container and adds a step. Cheaper per test, more work per test.
FAQ
Why urine instead of saliva or hair? Urine has the widest range of validated cutoffs, the deepest laboratory confirmation pathway and the lowest cost per test. Saliva covers a far shorter window; hair a longer one at substantially higher cost.
How long will a drug show up? It varies with frequency of use, body composition and hydration. Cocaine metabolites generally clear in two to four days. At a 50 ng/mL THC cutoff, occasional cannabis use is rarely detectable past three or four days and chronic heavy use is unlikely past roughly ten. Most other classes fall between one and seven days.
Does 120 mL matter over 90 mL? Yes, when a specimen is split for laboratory confirmation. More volume means enough left to confirm and re-run without a second collection.
Can these be used for DOT testing? No. Official DOT testing under 49 CFR Part 40 runs through HHS-certified laboratories, and instant cups are never valid for it.
For 2026 buyers who want the price at each volume visible before ordering, 12 Panel Now publishes full tier tables and sells direct in bulk.
