CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Lincoln County Medical Center

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$126
about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $91–$153
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$125
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $126 This hospital $125 Cash price $440 Hospital's list price $629

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

On the higher side — 4 of 6 other NM hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $91 Priciest $175

Black dot = this hospital, among the 7 NM 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 $126 (about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate). Lincoln County Medical Center charges insurers about $125, or about $440 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ruidoso, NM.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 $119 - $200 104%
Aetnamajor $120 105%
Humanamajor $125 109%
Molina $122 107%
Presbyterian $114 - $378 100%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $126

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 211 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals