CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Memorial Healthcare System, Inc

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$148

about 1.3× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $110–$175

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$126

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $22 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $114 Fair price $148 This hospital $126 Cash price $222 Hospital's list price $525

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

Highest price of the 9 TN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $80 Priciest $126

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

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $148 (about 1.3× the $114 Medicare rate). Memorial Healthcare System, Inc charges insurers about $126, or about $222 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Chattanooga, TN.

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	$56 - $114	49%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$104 - $177	91%
Aetnamajor	$358 - $377	313%
Cignamajor	$120 - $251	105%
Humanamajor	$121 - $126	106%
Ambetter (Centene)	$215	188%
Amerigroup	$94 - $122	82%
Health Net	$172	150%

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 222), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the HCPCS code on your bill matches exactly: G0480.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Memorial Healthcare System, Inc is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code G0480.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Memorial Healthcare System, Inc

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