CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$134
about 1.2× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $118–$187
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$121
About the fair price
about $13 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $134 This hospital $121 Cash price $2,439 Hospital's list price $2,439

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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 $121

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 $134 (about 1.2× the $114 Medicare rate). HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest charges insurers about $121, or about $2,439 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Houston, 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 $98 - $1,098 86%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $114 - $854 100%
Aetnamajor $104 - $752 91%
Cignamajor $114 - $607 100%
Humanamajor $114 - $1,115 100%
Amerigroup $118 103%
Devoted Health $114 100%
Healthcare Highways $278 243%
Molina $106 - $246 93%
Oscar Health $112 - $331 98%
WellCare $118 103%
WellMed $115 100%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $96 - $976
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
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: 710 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston, TX 77090
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals