CMS Price Transparency Data

Drug screening test

Facility: CHI St Lukes Health Memorial San Augustine

Billing Code: G0480 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$119
about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate · typically $56–$253
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$157
Above the fair price
about $38 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $114 Fair price $119 This hospital $157 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 $157

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 $119 (about 1.0× the $114 Medicare rate). CHI St Lukes Health Memorial San Augustine charges insurers about $157, or about $48 in cash — above the fair price. Located in San Augustine, 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 $119. 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 - $1,064 11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $35 - $462 31%
Aetnamajor $14 - $266 12%
Cignamajor $37 - $495 32%
Humanamajor $24 - $745 21%
+ 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: 511 Hospital St, San Augustine, TX 75972
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Rural Emergency Hospital