CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Bluffton Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$132
about 1.2× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $73–$205
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$112
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $20 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $132 This hospital $112 Cash price $138 Hospital's list price $138

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 OH hospitals compared.

Cheapest $76 Priciest $114

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

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $132 (about 1.2× the $114 Medicare rate). Bluffton Hospital charges insurers about $112, or about $138 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bluffton, OH.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $41 - $112 36%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $55 48%
Aetnamajor $79 - $162 69%
Cignamajor $112 - $154 98%
Humanamajor $44 - $112 38%
CareSource $114 100%
Molina $73 64%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $116 - $161
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 139 Garau Street, Bluffton, OH 45817
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals