Drug screening test
Facility: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
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 $137 (about 1.2× the $114 Medicare rate). Penn Presbyterian Medical Center charges insurers about $167, or about $323 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Philadelphia, 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 $137. 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 | $40 - $572 | 35% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $40 - $323 | 35% |
| Aetnamajor | $121 - $323 | 106% |
| Cignamajor | $69 - $201 | 60% |
| Humanamajor | $118 - $258 | 103% |
| Clover Health | $124 | 108% |
| Geisinger | $118 - $363 | 103% |
| Health Net | $194 | 170% |
| HealthPartners | $118 - $323 | 103% |
| Oscar Health | $195 | 170% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $109 - $323 | 95% |
| + 38 smaller / regional plans | $39 - $323 |
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 Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
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.