Emergency department visit (level 4) cost in Lubbock, TX

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lubbock, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $977 — 3% above the US median ($949), roughly 8.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lubbock Heart Hospital Lp Lubbock, TX $894 $417 ★ 2/5 159 min —
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $977 $725 ★ 2/5 189 min —
Exceptional Community Hospital Lubbock Lubbock, TX $3,240 — — — —

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$3,906
Cash / self-pay
$977
Insurer-negotiated
$571
Medicare pays
$118
$910$2,787
Median cash $977  ·  Medicare $118  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $977 — about 8.3× the Medicare rate ($118). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($236).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,906 list price could save about $2,930 (75%).

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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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Paul Manson, M.D.Internal MedicineLubbock, TX193
Mario Pinoli, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX185
Paul Chisholm, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX161
Scott Letbetter, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX158
Hannah Coram, D.O.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX139
Daniel Berman, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX136
Michael Chamales, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX132
Emily Capt, M.D.Family PracticeLubbock, TX130
Hakam Kayasseh, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX129
Robert Johnson, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX108
Justin Tidwell, M.D.Family PracticeLubbock, TX102
Adam Tolar, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX97

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