Drug screening test
Facility: St Clair 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 $108 (about 0.9× the $114 Medicare rate). St Clair Hospital charges insurers about $137, or about $40 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Pittsburgh, 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 $108. 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 | $67 - $137 | 59% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $74 - $230 | 65% |
| Aetnamajor | $74 - $307 | 65% |
| Cignamajor | $119 - $172 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $114 | 100% |
| AmeriHealth | $74 - $114 | 65% |
| Geisinger | $74 - $118 | 65% |
| HealthPartners | $74 - $120 | 65% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $114 - $162 | 100% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $74 - $275 |
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 St Clair 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.