CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Punxsutawney Area Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$105
about 0.9× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $70–$128
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$128
Above the fair price
about $23 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $105 This hospital $128 Cash price $263 Hospital's list price $691

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $128

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

✓ 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 $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
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
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: 81 Hillcrest Drive, Punxsutawney, PA 15767
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals