Drug screening test
Facility: HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest
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.
⚠ 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
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 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest
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.