CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: Mary Bridge Children's Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$166
about 1.5× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $86–$222
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$116
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $50 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $166 This hospital $116

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other WA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $166 (about 1.5× the $114 Medicare rate). Mary Bridge Children's Hospital charges insurers about $116 — 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.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Kaiser Permanente CignaHumana

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 $24 - $117 21%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $24 - $143 21%
Aetnamajor $116 - $883 101%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $143 125%
Ambetter (Centene) $80 70%
Molina $23 - $207 20%
PacificSource $255 - $372 223%
WellCare $118 103%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $24 - $123

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 317 Martin Luther King Jr W Box 5299, Tacoma, WA 98415
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Childrens