Surgery and procedures CPT 30520 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Septoplasty cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$3,783.78Methodist Hospital Levelland
Median$4,007.22half pay less
Highest$4,007.22in this market
Difference1.1×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $3,783.78Highest $4,007.22

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile 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
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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
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Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ED REPAIR OF NASAL SEPTUM CDM $4,007.22 $9,541.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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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
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Inpatient: lowest $3,783.78, median $4,007.22, highest $4,007.22 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $4,007.22 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.