CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$138
about 1.2× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $53–$309
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$162
Above the fair price
about $24 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $138 This hospital $162 Cash price $48 Hospital's list price $319

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $75 Priciest $162

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

A fair price for a Drug screening test is about $138 (about 1.2× the $114 Medicare rate). CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin charges insurers about $162, or about $48 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Lufkin, TX.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $138. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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✓ 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 $13 - $404 11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $35 - $462 31%
Aetnamajor $22 - $670 19%
Cignamajor $35 - $495 31%
Humanamajor $18 - $543 16%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $12 - $343
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1201 West Frank Street, Lufkin, TX 75901
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals