CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$120
about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $91–$128
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$124
About the fair price
about $4 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $120 This hospital $124 Cash price $593 Hospital's list price $989

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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 $124

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 Presbyterian Shadyside charges insurers about $124, or about $593 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Pittsburgh, PA.

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 $77 - $124 67%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $56 - $251 49%
Aetnamajor $83 - $126 73%
Cignamajor $124 108%
Humanamajor $816 - $865 713%
AmeriHealth $101 - $124 88%
Fidelis Care $720 - $764 629%
Geisinger $100 87%
HealthPartners $64 56%
UPMC Health Plan $70 - $401 61%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $109 - $865
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: 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals