Drug screening test
Facility: Northwest Texas Hospital
Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)
Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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
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 |
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 Northwest Texas Hospital
Compare: Drug screening test at other TX hospitals
- Harlingen Medical Center · Harlingen $75
- PAM Specialty Hospital of San Antonio Medical Center · San Antonio $76
- PAM Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North · Texarkana $86
- Dell Children's Medical Center · Austin $93
- Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin · Austin $96
- Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx · Austin $96
- Ascension Seton Northwest · Austin $96
- Mc Camey Hospital · McCamey $96
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.