Lung cancer screening CT cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $63.84 to $560.00, with a median of $78.12. The lowest listed price is at Lubbock Heritage Hospital — $14.28 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $231.00 at 84 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities for code 71271, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM | $63.84 | $152.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM | $78.12 | $186.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM | $78.12 | $186.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM | $87.36 | $208.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM | $341.04 | $812.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CT THORAX LW DOSE LNG CA SCR WO CONTRAST CDM | $341.04 | $812.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Ldct For Lung Cancer Screen | $560.00 | $560.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $63.84, median $78.12, highest $560.00 — a 8.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $78.12. 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
A low-dose CT for lung cancer screening uses a lower amount of radiation to look for early lung cancer in people without symptoms. It is offered to certain adults based on their age and smoking history, usually as a yearly scan.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the low-dose scan. The radiologist's reading may be billed separately, and a shared decision-making visit with a clinician is billed as its own service.