CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Reading Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$95
about 0.8× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $54–$136
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$82
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $13 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $95 This hospital $82 Cash price $170 Hospital's list price $244

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $79 Priciest $102

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

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $95 (about 0.8× the $114 Medicare rate). Reading Hospital charges insurers about $82, or about $170 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in West Reading, PA.

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 $80 - $137 70%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $56 - $384 49%
Aetnamajor $77 - $186 67%
Cignamajor $82 - $197 72%
AmeriHealth $82 72%
Geisinger $77 - $218 67%
Health Net $64 - $155 56%
HealthPartners $82 72%
UPMC Health Plan $57 - $186 50%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $57 - $327
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: 420 S 5Th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals