Drug screening test
Facility: Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $105 (about 0.9× the $114 Medicare rate). Punxsutawney Area Hospital charges insurers about $128, or about $263 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Punxsutawney, PA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $105. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 | $47 - $298 | 41% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $69 - $305 | 60% |
| Aetnamajor | $112 - $252 | 98% |
| Cignamajor | $302 - $443 | 264% |
| Humanamajor | $112 | 98% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $86 - $120 | 75% |
| AmeriHealth | $70 - $112 | 61% |
| Geisinger | $84 - $320 | 73% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $74 - $261 | 65% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $143 - $229 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Compare: Drug screening test at other PA hospitals
- Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital · Greensburg $79
- Excela Health - Frick Hospital · Mount Pleasant $79
- Excela Health Latrobe Hospital · Latrobe $79
- Lower Bucks Hospital · Bristol $80
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $82
- Surgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing $83
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital · Philadelphia $95
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $102
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.