CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$124

about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $98–$133

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$117

About the fair price

about $7 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $114 Fair price $124 This hospital $117 Cash price $182 Hospital's list price $260

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $77 Priciest $117

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

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $124 (about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate). University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics charges insurers about $117, or about $182 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Iowa City, IA.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$28 - $438	24%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$36 - $295	31%
Aetnamajor	$52 - $473	45%
Humanamajor	$118	103%
HealthPartners	$38 - $522	33%
Molina	$111	97%
Oscar Health	$47 - $387	41%
Sanford Health Plan	$64 - $522	56%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$19 - $553

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 182), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the HCPCS code on your bill matches exactly: G0480.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code G0480.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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