CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: The Medical Center of Southeast Texas

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$96
about 0.8× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $92–$115
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$108
About the fair price
about $12 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $96 This hospital $108 Cash price $343 Hospital's list price $343

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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 $108

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX 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 $96 (about 0.8× the $114 Medicare rate). The Medical Center of Southeast Texas charges insurers about $108, or about $343 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Port Arthur, TX.

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 $19 - $638 17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $22 - $598 19%
Aetnamajor $13 - $421 11%
Cignamajor $16 - $447 14%
Humanamajor $15 - $421 13%
Amerigroup $17 - $159 15%
Cigna HealthSpring $22 - $112 19%
Molina $22 - $154 19%
WellCare $23 - $118 20%
+ 27 smaller / regional plans $13 - $638
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 7 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2555 Jimmy Johnson Blvd, Port Arthur, TX 77640
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Physician
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals