CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: St Charles Medical Center - Bend

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$157

about 1.4× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $111–$207

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$114

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $43 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $114 Fair price $157 This hospital $114 Cash price $108 Hospital's list price $136

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 OR hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $114 Priciest $152

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

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $157 (about 1.4× the $114 Medicare rate). St Charles Medical Center - Bend charges insurers about $114, or about $108 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bend, OR.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$114 - $129	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$126 - $410	110%
Aetnamajor	$114 - $121	100%
Cignamajor	$83 - $114	73%
Humanamajor	$114	100%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$89 - $212	78%
Devoted Health	$114	100%
Health Net	$114 - $131	100%
Moda Health	$113 - $229	99%
PacificSource	$40 - $105	35%
Providence Health Plan	$92 - $229	80%
UniCare	$114	100%
WellCare	$114	100%
+ 69 smaller / regional plans	$46 - $410

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 108), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the HCPCS code on your bill matches exactly: G0480.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm St Charles Medical Center - Bend is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code G0480.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at St Charles Medical Center - Bend

Compare: Drug screening test at other OR hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.