Lab tests CPT 83655 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lead test cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood lead test as an inpatient: from $25.20 to $186.00, with a median of $104.16. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $78.96 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $18.48 at 95 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 83655, 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$25.20Methodist Hospital Levelland
Median$104.16half pay less
Highest$186.00in this market
Difference7.4×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 $25.20Highest $186.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC LEAD BLOOD $25.20 $60.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ASSAY OF LEAD LAB $25.20 $60.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC LEAD BLOOD $104.16 $248.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF LEAD LAB $104.16 $248.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Assay Of Lead $186.00 $186.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $25.20, median $104.16, highest $186.00 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $104.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A blood lead test measures lead in the blood. It is used to screen young children and for adults exposed at work.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.