CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Valley Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$116
about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $83–$217
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$120
About the fair price
about $4 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $116 This hospital $120 Cash price $914 Hospital's list price $914

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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 $120

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 $116 (about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate). Valley Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $120, or about $914 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brownsville, 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 - $411 86%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $114 - $411 100%
Aetnamajor $104 - $1,211 91%
Cignamajor $114 - $418 100%
Humanamajor $114 - $1,683 100%
Health Net $95 83%
Healthcare Highways $278 243%
Molina $106 - $237 93%
Oscar Health $269 235%
WellMed $114 100%
+ 19 smaller / regional plans $96 - $731
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 100 A Alton Gloor, Brownsville, TX 78526
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals