Septoplasty cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum: from $3,783.78 to $4,007.22, with a median of $4,007.22. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $223.44 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $3,652.15 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 30520, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM | $3,783.78 | $9,009.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM | $4,007.22 | $9,541.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM | $4,007.22 | $9,541.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM | $4,007.22 | $9,541.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,783.78, median $4,007.22, highest $4,007.22 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $4,007.22. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
Septoplasty straightens a bent (deviated) wall between the nostrils, reshaping or removing cartilage and bone. It is done to improve breathing through the nose, not to change how the nose looks.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon, anesthesia and procedures often done at the same time, such as turbinate reduction, are billed separately.