Chest CT, with/without dye cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for chest CT scan without and with contrast: from $794.64 to $5,748.00, with a median of $1,266.09. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Children's Hospital and 1 other hospital — $471.45 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $2,730.37 at 282 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 71270, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST | $794.64 | $1,892.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST | $794.64 | $1,892.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST | $884.52 | $2,106.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grace Surgical Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST | $1,647.66 | $3,923.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST | $4,456.20 | $10,610.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST | $4,456.20 | $10,610.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CT THORAX W & W/O CONTRAST | $4,989.18 | $11,879.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Cat Scan Of Chest Combo - Ct Chest W Wo Contrast | $5,748.00 | $5,748.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $794.64, median $1,266.09, highest $5,748.00 — a 7.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $4,456.20. 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 chest CT takes pictures before and after contrast dye. It is used for some lung and chest wall masses and blood vessel problems that a single scan cannot explain.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.