CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$136
about 1.2× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $111–$212
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$140
About the fair price
about $4 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $136 This hospital $140 Cash price $73 Hospital's list price $209

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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 $140

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 $136 (about 1.2× the $114 Medicare rate). CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital charges insurers about $140, or about $73 in cash — about the fair price. Located in The Woodlands, TX.

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 $38 - $566 33%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $96 - $587 84%
Aetnamajor $83 - $466 73%
Cignamajor $84 - $480 73%
Humanamajor $91 - $445 80%
Ambetter (Centene) $172 150%
Bright Health $189 165%
Devoted Health $122 107%
Health Net $119 - $685 104%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $49 - $480
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: 17400 St Lukes Way, The Woodlands, TX 77384
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals