CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: North Austin Medical Center

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$119
about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $91–$150
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$121
About the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $119 This hospital $121 Cash price $1,636 Hospital's list price $1,636

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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 $119 (about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate). North Austin Medical Center charges insurers about $121, or about $1,636 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Austin, 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 - $929 86%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $101 - $609 88%
Aetnamajor $114 - $1,154 100%
Cignamajor $114 - $321 100%
Humanamajor $114 - $120 100%
Amerigroup $169 - $289 148%
Devoted Health $114 100%
Health Net $784 - $1,342 685%
Healthcare Highways $351 - $620 307%
Independent Health $121 106%
Moda Health $283 - $764 247%
Molina $106 - $125 93%
Oscar Health $315 - $350 275%
WellCare $121 106%
WellMed $111 97%
+ 29 smaller / regional plans $96 - $1,858
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 8 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 12221 Mopac Expressway North, Austin, TX 78758
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals