Blood transfusion cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $401.52 to $1,411.00, with a median of $644.70. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $243.18 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $868.98 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 36430, 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 BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $401.52 | $956.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $434.70 | $1,035.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $644.70 | $1,535.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $644.70 | $1,535.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION EA UNIT CDM | $644.70 | $1,535.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Blood Transfusion Service | $1,411.00 | $1,411.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $401.52, median $644.70, highest $1,411.00 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $644.70. 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
This code covers giving a transfusion of blood or blood components such as red cells or platelets.
What the price covers
The price is for giving the transfusion. The blood itself, typing and crossmatching are billed separately.