CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$132
about 1.2× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $117–$189
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$121
About the fair price
about $11 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $132 This hospital $121 Cash price $109 Hospital's list price $218

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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.

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $132 (about 1.2× the $114 Medicare rate). Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital charges insurers about $121, or about $109 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cypress, 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 $117 - $223 102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $476 416%
Aetnamajor $116 101%
Cignamajor $114 - $118 100%
Devoted Health $122 107%
Molina $120 - $229 105%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $187

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 24500 Northwest Fwy, Cypress, TX 77429
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals