CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$131
about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $107–$187
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$122
About the fair price
about $9 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $131 This hospital $122 Cash price $114 Hospital's list price $327

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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 $122

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 $131 (about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate). Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital charges insurers about $122, or about $114 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.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $96 - $137 84%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $120 - $184 105%
Aetnamajor $145 127%
Cignamajor $60 - $63 52%
Ambetter (Centene) $160 140%
Oscar Health $125 109%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 17080 Red Oak Drive, Houston, TX 77090
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Physician
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals