HCPCS G0482

Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms (any type, single or tandem and excluding immunoassays (e.g., ia, eia, elisa, emit, fpia) and enzymatic methods (e.g., alcohol dehydrogenase)), (2) stable isotope or other universally recognized internal standards in all samples (e.g., to control for matrix effects, interferences and variations in signal strength), and (3) method or drug-specific calibration and matrix-matched quality control material (e.g., to control for instrument variations and mass spectral drift); qualitative or quantitative, all sources, includes specimen validity testing, per day; 15-21 drug class(es), including metabolite(s) if performed

Current codeDrug Tests29 hospitals with prices

Description from CMS's HCPCS Level II code file.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.

Prices for HCPCS G0482 by hospital
Hospital	Commercial insurance rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$58.10 – $117	$83.00 – $167
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01	—	—	$1.00
Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon	$238 – $77710 plans	$480	$600
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$814	$1,695
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$814	$1,695
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$814	$1,695
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$58.10 – $117	$83.00 – $167
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	$471 – $5884 plans	$375	$735
Yakima Valley MemorialYakimaFile dated 2026-08-27	$1951 plan	$140	$349

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Lab fee schedule (national limit): $199