HIV test (4th generation) cost in Lufkin, TX — inpatient
In Lufkin, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIV-1/2 antigen and antibody combination blood test (4th generation) as an inpatient: from $10.35 to $10.35, with a median of $10.35. Across Texas, the median is $145.09 at 215 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87389, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lufkin, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin lowest Lufkin, TX · (936) 634-8111 EL HIV 1/2 DO | $10.35 | $69.00 | $35.19–$62.10 | 85% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX · (936) 634-8111 HIV 4TH GENERATION IH | $42.23 | $281.52 | $143.58–$253.37 | 85% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX · (936) 634-8111 CF-HIV 12 | $44.85 | $299.00 | $152.49–$269.10 | 85% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $10.35, median $10.35, highest $10.35.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $10.35 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This lab test checks blood for the HIV-1 p24 antigen and for antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2 at the same time. Because it detects the antigen, it can find an infection earlier than antibody-only tests and is the standard first test for HIV screening.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the screening test only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and a positive result needs a follow-up confirmation test with its own charge.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87389 ($87.15). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TXCF- EL HIV 12 | $5.25 | file |