Magnesium test cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for magnesium blood test: from $28.00 to $166.32, with a median of $35.70. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center — $7.70 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $22.05 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 83735, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Assay Of Magnesium - Magnesium | $28.00 | $28.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF MAGNESIUM CDM | $35.28 | $84.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF MAGNESIUM CDM | $35.28 | $84.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ASSAY OF MAGNESIUM CDM | $36.12 | $86.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF MAGNESIUM LAB | $57.54 | $137.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF MAGNESIUM CDM | $57.54 | $137.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC MAGNESIUM QUANT URINE | $57.54 | $137.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF MAGNESIUM CDM | $166.32 | $396.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF MAGNESIUM CDM | $166.32 | $396.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF MAGNESIUM CDM | $166.32 | $396.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $28.00, median $35.70, highest $166.32 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $111.93. 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 magnesium test measures the level of magnesium in the blood. Doctors order it for muscle cramps or weakness, an irregular heartbeat, low potassium or calcium that does not correct, and for people on diuretics, long-term acid-reducing drugs or with kidney disease.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.