Lipid (cholesterol) panel cost in Lubbock, TX

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lubbock, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $239 — 168% above the US median ($89), roughly 17.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $36 $20 ★ 2/5 189 min
Lubbock Heart Hospital Lp Lubbock, TX $239 $13 ★ 2/5 159 min
Exceptional Community Hospital Lubbock Lubbock, TX $907

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)
$239
Cash / self-pay
$239
Insurer-negotiated
$17
Medicare pays
$13
$77$773
Median cash $239  ·  Medicare $13  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $239 — about 17.8× the Medicare rate ($13). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($27).

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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
Richard Henderson, M.D.Internal MedicineLubbock, TX804
Nelson Lum, M.D.EndocrinologyLubbock, TX624
Nilesh Patel, MDInternal MedicineLubbock, TX481
Steven Crow, MDFamily PracticeLubbock, TX473
Floyd Pirtle, M.D.Internal MedicineLubbock, TX465
Kompal Parmar, M.D.Family PracticeLubbock, TX450
Mark Soriano, MDInternal MedicineLubbock, TX356
Piyush Mittal, MDInternal MedicineLubbock, TX330
Kerry Hendershot, MDFamily PracticeLubbock, TX319
Tapan Nath, MDInternal MedicineLubbock, TX316
Hima Ravi, MDInternal MedicineLubbock, TX282
Brad Snodgrass, M.D.Internal MedicineLubbock, TX280

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