CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Dch Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$115
about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $106–$139
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$114
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $115 This hospital $114 Cash price $103 Hospital's list price $205

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $73 Priciest $114

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $115 (about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate). Dch Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $114, or about $103 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tuscaloosa, AL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $20 - $832 17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $114 100%
Aetnamajor $20 - $457 17%
Cignamajor $20 - $457 17%
Humanamajor $12 - $499 10%
Cigna HealthSpring $20 - $832 17%
Health Net $20 - $457 17%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $12 - $499
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 809 University Boulevard East, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals