Chest CT scan cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for diagnostic CT scan of the chest, no contrast dye as an inpatient: from $140.00 to $3,843.00, with a median of $1,368.36. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Children's Hospital — $1,228.36 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,473.52 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 71250, 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.
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 Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CT THORAX WO CONTRAST | $140.00 | $5,302.00 | — | 97% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CT THORAX WO CONTRAST | $295.00 | $2,419.00 | — | 88% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC CT THORAX WO CONTRAST | $509.88 | $1,214.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC CT THORAX W/O DYE F/U LUNG SCREENING | $509.88 | $1,214.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CT THORAX W/O DYE F/U LUNG SCREENING | $883.26 | $2,103.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CT THORAX W/O DYE F/U LUNG SCREENING | $2,226.84 | $5,302.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CT THORAX WO CONTRAST | $2,226.84 | $5,302.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CT THORAX W/O DYE F/U LUNG SCREENING | $2,226.84 | $5,302.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC CT THORAX WO CONTRAST | $2,226.84 | $5,302.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC CT THORAX W/O DYE F/U LUNG SCREENING | $2,226.84 | $5,302.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Ct Scan,Thorax,W/O Contrast - Ct Chest Wo Contrast | $3,843.00 | $3,843.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $140.00, median $1,368.36, highest $3,843.00 — a 27.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $484.47 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
A chest CT uses X-rays and a computer to make detailed cross-section pictures of the lungs, airways and chest. Without contrast dye it is often used to follow up a lung nodule, look at lung disease or check an abnormal chest X-ray.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.