CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Rio Grande Regional Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$113
about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $76–$145
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$120
About the fair price
about $7 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $113 This hospital $120 Cash price $140 Hospital's list price $140

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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.

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $113 (about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate). Rio Grande Regional Hospital charges insurers about $120, or about $140 in cash — about the fair price. Located in McAllen, 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 $25 - $117 22%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $63 - $359 55%
Aetnamajor $104 - $115 91%
Cignamajor $114 - $418 100%
Humanamajor $114 - $1,560 100%
Health Net $95 83%
Healthcare Highways $278 243%
Molina $106 - $278 93%
Oscar Health $269 235%
WellMed $112 98%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans $34 - $240
Government programs also on file: 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: 101 E Ridge Rd, McAllen, TX 78503
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals