CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$112
about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $105–$141
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$103
About the fair price
about $9 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $112 This hospital $103 Cash price $396 Hospital's list price $396

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NJ hospitals compared.

Cheapest $82 Priciest $114

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ 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 $112 (about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate). St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc charges insurers about $103, or about $396 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Paterson, NJ.

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 $87 - $238 76%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $80 - $345 70%
Aetnamajor $59 - $233 52%
Cignamajor $396 346%
Ambetter (Centene) $172 150%
AmeriHealth $114 - $252 100%
Clover Health $114 100%
Fidelis Care $79 - $120 69%
Health Net $356 311%
MagnaCare $277 242%
Oscar Health $373 326%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $103 - $238
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: 703 Main St, Paterson, NJ 07503
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals