Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Drug test presumptive; capable of being read by direct optical observation only
Glendale, CA
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USC Verdugo Hills Hospital’s median price of $42 is 114% above the median hospital's median price ($20), higher than 71% of the 156 hospitals reporting HCPCS G0477. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 1 payer, 3 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Blue Cross Blue Shield epn exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $34 | $34 | — | — | — | $34 – $34 |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield hmo/ppo facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $42 | $42 | — | — | — | $42 – $42 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield anthem all commercial plans facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $114 | $114 | — | — | — | $114 – $114 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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