CMS Price Transparency Data
Drug screening test
Facility: Lowell General Hospital
Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$136
about 1.2× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $100–$296
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $136 Cash price $227 Hospital's list price $324
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 | $168 - $266 | 147% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $228 - $324 | 199% |
| Aetnamajor | $256 - $298 | 224% |
| Cignamajor | $252 - $375 | 220% |
| AmeriHealth | $113 | 99% |
| AvMed | $113 | 99% |
| GEHA | $113 | 99% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $168 | 147% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $93 - $375 | 81% |
| WellSense | $113 - $324 | 99% |
| + 104 smaller / regional plans | $113 - $324 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 12 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Lowell General Hospital
Compare: Drug screening test at other MA hospitals
- Boston Medical Center · Boston $114
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton · Brighton $114
- Good Samaritan Medical Center · Brockton $114
- Metrowest Medical Center · Framingham $114
- St Vincent Hospital · Worcester $114
- Holyoke Medical Center · Holyoke $118
- Southcoast Hospitals Group · Fall River $118
- UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital · Southbridge $120
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.