CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: The Children's Hospital of Alabama

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$221
about 1.9× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $113–$546
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$156
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $65 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $221 This hospital $156 Cash price $67 Hospital's list price $156

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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 $156

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 $221 (about 1.9× the $114 Medicare rate). The Children's Hospital of Alabama charges insurers about $156, or about $67 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Birmingham, AL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Cigna Blue Cross Blue ShieldHumanaKaiser 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 $94 - $122 82%
Aetnamajor $133 116%
Cignamajor $127 - $156 111%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $106 - $141

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1600 Seventh Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Childrens