CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: St Christopher's Hospital for Children

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$106
about 0.9× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $55–$157
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$108
About the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $106 This hospital $108 Cash price $429 Hospital's list price $858

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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 $108

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $106 (about 0.9× the $114 Medicare rate). St Christopher's Hospital for Children charges insurers about $108, or about $429 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Philadelphia, PA.

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 $96 - $137 84%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $88 - $465 77%
Aetnamajor $112 - $644 98%
Cignamajor $180 157%
AmeriHealth $80 70%
Geisinger $78 - $386 68%
HealthPartners $193 169%
UPMC Health Plan $115 100%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $86 - $142

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 160 East Erie Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19134
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Childrens