Lab tests CPT 84146 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prolactin test cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for prolactin blood test as an inpatient: from $63.00 to $271.74, with a median of $218.82. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center — $155.82 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$63.00University Medical Center
Median$218.82half pay less
Highest$271.74in this market
Difference4.3×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.

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Lowest $63.00Highest $271.74

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Assay Of Prolactin - Prolactin $63.00 $63.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN CDM $104.16 $248.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN CDM $165.90 $395.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN CDM $271.74 $647.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN CDM $271.74 $647.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN CDM $271.74 $647.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $63.00, median $218.82, highest $271.74 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $102.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.