Prolactin test cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for prolactin blood test: from $63.00 to $271.74, with a median of $102.90. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center — $39.90 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $48.88 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 84146, 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 Prolactin - Prolactin | $63.00 | $63.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN CDM | $101.64 | $242.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN CDM | $101.64 | $242.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN CDM | $104.16 | $248.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN CDM | $165.90 | $395.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN CDM | $271.74 | $647.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN CDM | $271.74 | $647.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN CDM | $271.74 | $647.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $63.00, median $102.90, highest $271.74 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $218.82. 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
Prolactin is a pituitary hormone that drives milk production. The test is ordered for irregular or absent periods, nipple discharge, infertility, low sex drive and suspected pituitary tumors.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.