CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Albany Medical Center Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$122
about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $90–$218
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$120
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $122 This hospital $120 Cash price $115 Hospital's list price $229

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $80 Priciest $120

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

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $122 (about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate). Albany Medical Center Hospital charges insurers about $120, or about $115 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Albany, NY.

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 $12 - $210 10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $16 - $263 14%
Aetnamajor $120 105%
CDPHP $114 100%
Fidelis Care $137 - $158 120%
MagnaCare $13 - $212 11%
MVP Health Care $35 - $565 31%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $13 - $210
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 34, Albany, NY 12208
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals