CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Skagit Valley Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$121
about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $55–$156
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$124
About the fair price
about $3 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $121 This hospital $124 Cash price $253 Hospital's list price $316

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $102 Priciest $124

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $121 (about 1.1× the $114 Medicare rate). Skagit Valley Hospital charges insurers about $124, or about $253 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mount Vernon, WA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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 $15 - $137 13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $124 - $149 108%
Aetnamajor $284 248%
Cignamajor $252 220%
Humanamajor $300 262%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $114 - $447 100%
Molina $15 13%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $183 - $259
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1415 Kincaid Street, Mount Vernon, WA 98274
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals