CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: St Francis Hospital & Medical Center

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$125
about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $83–$182
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$156
Above the fair price
about $31 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $125 This hospital $156 Cash price $438

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CT hospitals

Highest price of the 5 CT hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $113 Priciest $156

Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 CT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $125 (about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate). St Francis Hospital & Medical Center charges insurers about $156, or about $438 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Hartford, CT.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $125. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 - $160 100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $131 - $156 114%
Aetnamajor $124 - $156 108%
Cignamajor $161 141%
GEHA $114 100%
Harvard Pilgrim $114 100%
UniCare $131 114%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans $81 - $160
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 114 Woodland Street & 500 Blue Hills Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals