CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$149
about 1.3× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $124–$231
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$120
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $29 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $149 This hospital $120 Cash price $112 Hospital's list price $279

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 WA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $102 Priciest $122

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 $149 (about 1.3× the $114 Medicare rate). Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital charges insurers about $120, or about $112 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Tacoma, WA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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 $25 - $135 22%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $25 - $143 22%
Aetnamajor $116 - $531 101%
Cignamajor $149 130%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $143 125%
Ambetter (Centene) $224 196%
Molina $23 - $207 20%
PacificSource $146 - $172 128%
WellCare $118 103%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $25 - $217
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: 315 S Mlk Jr Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals