Emergency department visit cost in Lubbock, TX

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lubbock, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $569 — about the US median ($581), roughly 8.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $423 $528 ★ 2/5 189 min
Lubbock Heart Hospital Lp Lubbock, TX $569 $275 ★ 2/5 159 min
Exceptional Community Hospital Lubbock Lubbock, TX $3,024

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$1,690
Cash / self-pay
$569
Insurer-negotiated
$401
Medicare pays
$69
$452$2,533
Median cash $569  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $569 — about 8.2× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,690 list price could save about $1,122 (66%).

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