Troponin test cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for troponin test, quantitative: from $65.52 to $255.36, with a median of $78.05. The lowest listed price is at Covenant Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $12.53 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $135.45 at 306 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 84484, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE | $65.52 | $156.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE | $65.52 | $156.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE LAB | $65.52 | $156.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE LAB | $65.52 | $156.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE | $65.52 | $156.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE | $65.52 | $156.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE | $67.20 | $160.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE LAB | $67.20 | $160.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cochran Memorial Hospital Morton, TX · (806) 266-5565 TROPONIN I | $71.25 | $71.25 | $17.09–$71.25 | — | — source file |
| Grace Surgical Hospital Lubbock, TX HC TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE | $84.84 | $202.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grace Surgical Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE LAB | $84.84 | $202.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crosbyton Clinic Hospital Crosbyton, TX · (806) 675-2382 Troponin I | $105.00 | $105.00 | $14.00–$84.00 | — | — source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Assay Of Troponin, Quant - Troponin | $149.00 | $149.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE | $255.36 | $608.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE | $255.36 | $608.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE | $255.36 | $608.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE LAB | $255.36 | $608.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE LAB | $255.36 | $608.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE | $255.36 | $608.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX HC TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE | $255.36 | $608.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE | $255.36 | $608.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF TROPONIN QUANTITATIVE LAB | $255.36 | $608.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $65.52, median $78.05, highest $255.36 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $149.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A troponin test measures a heart muscle protein that leaks into the blood when the heart is damaged. It is the key blood test for a heart attack and is usually repeated a few hours apart in the emergency department.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.