CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Altru Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$125
about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $99–$128
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$117
About the fair price
about $8 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $125 This hospital $117

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How this hospital compares to other ND hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 6 ND hospitals compared.

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 $125 (about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate). Altru Hospital charges insurers about $117 — about the fair price. Located in Grand Forks, 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 $103 - $224 90%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $114 100%
Aetnamajor $120 - $206 105%
Medica $39 - $115 34%
Sanford Health Plan $134 - $278 117%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $229

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1200 S Columbia Rd, Grand Forks, ND 58201
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Local
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals