CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Northwest Texas Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$131
about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $67–$325
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$156
Above the fair price
about $25 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $131 This hospital $156 Cash price $230 Hospital's list price $575

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $75 Priciest $156

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

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $131 (about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate). Northwest Texas Hospital charges insurers about $156, or about $230 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Amarillo, TX.

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 $131. 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.

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 $48 42%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $245 - $444 214%
Aetnamajor $75 - $178 66%
Cignamajor $155 - $369 135%
Amerigroup $96 84%
Baylor Scott & White $114 100%
Molina $73 - $175 64%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $96 - $486
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1501 S Coulter St, Amarillo, TX 79106
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals