Prices at 3 hospitals in Lubbock, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $197 — 97% above the US median ($100), roughly 3.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | $41 | $62 | ★ 2/5 | 189 min | — |
| Lubbock Heart Hospital Lp | Lubbock, TX | $197 | $51 | ★ 2/5 | 159 min | — |
| Exceptional Community Hospital Lubbock | Lubbock, TX | $360 | — | — | — | — |
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 October 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)
Typical cash price here is $197 — about 3.8× the Medicare rate ($51). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($103).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
Doctors who perform this in Lubbock
Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Collier, MD | Family Practice | Lubbock, TX | 170 |
| Samuel Wiley, M.D. | Family Practice | Lubbock, TX | 136 |
| Steven Crow, MD | Family Practice | Lubbock, TX | 110 |
| Nilesh Patel, MD | Internal Medicine | Lubbock, TX | 101 |
| Anastacia Leatherwood, FNP | Nurse Practitioner | Lubbock, TX | 87 |
| Kirk Tiemann, M.D. | Family Practice | Lubbock, TX | 77 |
| Lacey Lewis, FNP | Nurse Practitioner | Lubbock, TX | 67 |
| Kendra Oden, FNP | Nurse Practitioner | Lubbock, TX | 63 |
| James Garrett, M.D. | Family Practice | Lubbock, TX | 60 |
| Jeffrey Blume, MD | Family Practice | Lubbock, TX | 50 |
| Fania Nicolas, FNP | Nurse Practitioner | Lubbock, TX | 49 |
| Moises Plasencia, MD | Family Practice | Lubbock, TX | 47 |
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