Drug screening test
Facility: St Luke's Patients Medical Center
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.
A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $120 (about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate). St Luke's Patients Medical Center charges insurers about $142, or about $70 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Pasadena, TX.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $120. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $96 - $300 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $94 - $587 | 82% |
| Aetnamajor | $56 - $460 | 49% |
| Cignamajor | $57 - $473 | 50% |
| Humanamajor | $94 - $114 | 82% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $142 - $172 | 124% |
| Bright Health | $156 - $189 | 136% |
| Devoted Health | $101 - $122 | 88% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $94 - $172 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at St Luke's Patients Medical Center
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.