Lab tests CPT 84550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Uric acid test cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient

In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for uric acid blood test as an inpatient: from $24.36 to $186.90, with a median of $112.95. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $88.59 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$24.36Methodist Hospital Levelland
Median$112.95half pay less
Highest$186.90in this market
Difference7.7×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 $24.36Highest $186.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB $24.36 $58.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM $24.36 $58.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM $38.64 $92.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB $38.64 $92.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood - Uric Acid $39.00 $39.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB $186.90 $445.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM $186.90 $445.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB $186.90 $445.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM $186.90 $445.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB $186.90 $445.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM $186.90 $445.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $24.36, median $112.95, highest $186.90 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $31.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.