Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	4 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 04, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K/A
Amendment Flag	true
Amendment Description	This Amendment No. 1 (this “Report”) to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Lux Health Tech Acquisition Corp. for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 19, 2021 (the “Original Filing”).
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2020
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Registrant Name	Lux Health Tech ACQUISITION CORP.
Entity Central Index Key	0001823767
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Entity Shell Company	true
Entity Public Float			$ 0
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity File Number	001-39657
Entity Tax Identification Number	85-2825321
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	920 Broadway, 11th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	New York
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10010
City Area Code	646
Local Phone Number	475-4385
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Class A
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		34,500,000
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol	LUXA
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Class B
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		8,625,000
Units
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Units, each consisting of one Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one-third of one warrant to purchase one Class A common stock
Trading Symbol	LUXAU
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Warrants
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants to purchase Class A common stock
Trading Symbol	LUXAW
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ