Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Lubbock, TX

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lubbock, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,535 — 10% above the US median ($1,395), roughly 9.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Lubbock Heart Hospital Lp Lubbock, TX $1,337 $595 ★ 2/5 159 min —
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $1,535 $1,007 ★ 2/5 189 min —
Exceptional Community Hospital Lubbock Lubbock, TX $3,600 — — — —

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)
$6,000
Cash / self-pay
$1,535
Insurer-negotiated
$801
Medicare pays
$171
$1,376$3,187
Median cash $1,535  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,535 — about 9.0× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $6,000 list price could save about $4,465 (74%).

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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
Michael Chamales, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX401
Robert Johnson, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX367
Hakam Kayasseh, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX356
Scott Letbetter, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX354
David Marsh, MDEmergency MedicineLubbock, TX350
Hannah Coram, D.O.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX335
Adam Tolar, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX320
Adam Summers, MDEmergency MedicineLubbock, TX310
Paul Chisholm, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX310
Eldon Robinson, MDEmergency MedicineLubbock, TX286
Kyle Anderson, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX264
Nagarjun Narra, M.D.Emergency MedicineLubbock, TX235

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