CMS Price Transparency Data
Drug screening test
Facility: UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)
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A fair price for this
$135
about 1.2× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $87–$217
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $135 Cash price $440 Hospital's list price $734
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $254 - $345 | 222% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $121 - $258 | 106% |
| Aetnamajor | $102 - $404 | 89% |
| Cignamajor | $124 - $404 | 108% |
| AmeriHealth | $124 - $239 | 108% |
| Geisinger | $263 - $330 | 230% |
| HealthPartners | $247 | 216% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $148 - $307 | 129% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $114 - $661 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $102
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.