CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Sanford Medical Center Fargo

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$121
about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $116–$121
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$118
About the fair price
about $3 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $121 This hospital $118

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How this hospital compares to other ND hospitals

Highest price of the 6 ND hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $114 Priciest $118

Black dot = this hospital, among the 6 ND hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $121 (about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate). Sanford Medical Center Fargo charges insurers about $118 — about the fair price. Located in Fargo, ND.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $118 103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $114 - $118 100%
Aetnamajor $118 103%
HealthPartners $118 103%
Sanford Health Plan $109 - $314 95%
UCare $117 102%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $120
Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 801 Broadway North, Fargo, ND 58122
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals