Uric acid (gout) test cost in Lubbock, TX

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lubbock, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $72 — 73% above the US median ($42), roughly 15.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University Medical Center Lubbock, TX $14 $7 ★ 2/5 189 min
Lubbock Heart Hospital Lp Lubbock, TX $72 $5 ★ 2/5 159 min
Exceptional Community Hospital Lubbock Lubbock, TX $410

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)
$72
Cash / self-pay
$72
Insurer-negotiated
$6
Medicare pays
$5
$25$343
Median cash $72  ·  Medicare $5  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $72 — about 15.9× the Medicare rate ($5). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($9).

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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
Ayman Karkoutly, M.D.Internal MedicineLubbock, TX1,112
Richard Henderson, M.D.Internal MedicineLubbock, TX650
Piyush Mittal, MDInternal MedicineLubbock, TX283
Jana Ashburn, FNP-CNurse PractitionerLubbock, TX24
Amy Gordon, ACNPNurse PractitionerLubbock, TX23
Michael Mcpherson, MDInternal MedicineLubbock, TX17

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