CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Saint Joseph Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$126
about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $79–$188
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$114
About the fair price
about $12 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $126 This hospital $114 Hospital's list price $464

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $112 Priciest $114

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

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $126 (about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate). Saint Joseph Hospital charges insurers about $114 — about the fair price. Located in Denver, CO.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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 $113 - $269 99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $143 - $378 125%
Aetnamajor $134 - $416 117%
Cignamajor $90 - $464 79%
Humanamajor $151 - $195 132%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $67 - $196 59%
GEHA $114 - $269 100%
SelectHealth $114 100%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $90 - $348
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: 1375 E 19Th Ave, Denver, CO 80218
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals