CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: UPMC Hamot

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$120
about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $87–$132
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$117
About the fair price
about $3 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $120 This hospital $117 Cash price $471 Hospital's list price $785

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $79 Priciest $117

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $120 (about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate). UPMC Hamot charges insurers about $117, or about $471 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Erie, 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 $74 - $122 65%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $56 - $270 49%
Aetnamajor $77 - $555 67%
Cignamajor $124 - $317 108%
AmeriHealth $100 - $124 87%
Fidelis Care $114 100%
Geisinger $89 78%
HealthPartners $64 56%
Independent Health $118 103%
UPMC Health Plan $70 - $292 61%
WellCare $118 103%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $109 - $634
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: 201 State Street, Erie, PA 16550
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals