CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$107
about 0.9× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $95–$114
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$114
About the fair price
about $7 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $107 This hospital $114 Cash price $143 Hospital's list price $190

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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 $107 (about 0.9× the $114 Medicare rate). Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System charges insurers about $114, or about $143 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bessemer, 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 $114 - $126 100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $113 99%
Aetnamajor $114 - $133 100%
Cignamajor $47 - $137 41%
Humanamajor $121 - $162 106%
Ambetter (Centene) $157 137%
GEHA $133 116%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans $95 - $171
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 995 9Th Avenue Southwest, Bessemer, AL 35022
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals