CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$103
about 0.9× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $65–$127
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$106
About the fair price
about $3 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $103 This hospital $106 Cash price $564

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 MI hospitals compared.

Cheapest $76 Priciest $112

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $103 (about 0.9× the $114 Medicare rate). St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia charges insurers about $106, or about $564 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Livonia, MI.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente CignaHumana

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 $118 103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $64 - $112 56%
Aetnamajor $92 - $112 80%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $106 93%
CareSource $134 117%
GEHA $92 80%
Molina $149 130%
Priority Health $96 - $106 84%
+ 17 smaller / regional plans $61 - $177
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 36475 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48154
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals