CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Charlevoix Area Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$102
about 0.9× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $53–$127
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$81
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $21 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $102 This hospital $81 Cash price $76 Hospital's list price $89

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other MI hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $76 Priciest $112

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

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $102 (about 0.9× the $114 Medicare rate). Charlevoix Area Hospital charges insurers about $81, or about $76 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Charlevoix, 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✓ 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 $12 - $258 10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $12 - $274 10%
Aetnamajor $12 - $268 10%
Cignamajor $12 - $297 10%
Meridian $12 - $81 10%
Molina $12 - $151 10%
Priority Health $12 - $297 10%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $12 - $282
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.
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: 14700 Lakeshore Drive, Charlevoix, MI 49720
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals