Uric acid test cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Uric acid blood test: from $23.94 to $186.90, with a median of $31.50. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Children's Hospital and 1 other hospital — $7.56 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $70.34 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 84550, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB | $23.94 | $57.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital lowest Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM | $23.94 | $57.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB | $23.94 | $57.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM | $23.94 | $57.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM | $24.36 | $58.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB | $24.36 | $58.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM | $38.64 | $92.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB | $38.64 | $92.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX Hc Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood - Uric Acid | $39.00 | $39.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM | $186.90 | $445.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB | $186.90 | $445.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM | $186.90 | $445.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB | $186.90 | $445.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM | $186.90 | $445.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB | $186.90 | $445.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.94, median $31.50, highest $186.90 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $112.95. 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 uric acid test measures uric acid in the blood. It is used to diagnose and monitor gout, to look into kidney stones and to watch levels during some cancer treatments.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.